Reviews

Press reaction to the the dark delights of Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips has been very positive indeed. A must for all fans of horror, the award winning Lacuna and Other Trips, offers a superb collection of stories that is beautifully packaged and introduced by Richard O'Brien, signed by all the contributing authors and the editor David J Howe.

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Newspaper and Magazine Reviews:

From SFX, Issue 81 - August 2001. Written by Tom Mayo.

"... this book has a simple motive: present six tales of terror all with London at their heart. ... there are some impressive names in the list: Simon Clark, Christopher Fowler, Graham Masterton.

...it's skilfully crafted stuff."

Online Reviews:

From The Tomb of Dark Delights

"This essential terrorphile's anthology, which includes some of Great Britain's finest horror writers, flays open the festering underside of London with razor-sharp stories of death and darkness. Gritty, noirish and jumpy, these ultramodern tales of The City reveal the simmering hell lurking just beneath London's postcard beauty. Featuring Graham Masterton, Simon Clark, Christopher Fowler and others, this collection is not to be missed!"

From The Alien Online

"This book growls. Malevolently. Its low insistent rumble can be felt through the hairs on the back of your neck ... displays the range and subtlety that true horror is capable of ... Definitely value for money ...."

From Terror Tales Online - Kane's Korner, written by Paul Kane.

"... this anthology is quite clearly a labour of love, put together by people who care about the genre.

... it really does pack quite a punch.

Buy this, read it, and you'll never look at our 'fair' capital in the same way again..."

From The Hellnotes Book Review, written by Garrett Peck.

"This anthology... , is based on the cult British television show broadcast on ... Channel 5. Being American, I've never seen the program. After reading this anthology, I'd sure like to, though.

Those looking for urban horror with a British slant could not hope to find better examples than those found in this attractive and reasonably priced volume."

From The Eternal Night, written by Lesley.

"... This is a collection of some truly disturbing, original horror short stories by masters of the horror world such as Graham Masterton and Christopher Fowler.

It has been a long time since a horror story has actually given me the creeps but Christopher Fowler's "The Look" certainly managed it."