Creed

I enjoy horror stories, I have all of James Herbert books, I always enjoy them.

Love all of his books. This one definitely didn't disappoint.Following Joe Creed who having always believed demons weren't real, he photographs something that changes his mind forever.Slightly unbelieveable version of modern demons but still for a lighter story than his norm. It still works.

A very good and scary book. I hadn't read James Herbert in a while, will read him again and try to go d new

It was okay, perhaps if I had read it 20 years ago I would have liked it more because there were too many cheap horror flicks made for TV and written by self-publishing authors over the last years that make Herbert's horror effects un-surprising... However, what Herbert's writing has others don't is - good English language and ability to describe things graphically. Too much sex though, for my taste. I do not like when mystery or horror novels waste my time on that.

Can James Herbert write, or what! What a book—humor, adorable hero, suspense, and, best of all, it's all written by a master of words.

I thought this was fairly good, it had some funny parts and chilly horror bits as well. I liked the plot, about a paparazzi photographer who accidently takes a demon's picture at a funeral. Somewhat cheesy but fun horror story.

Both scary and funny at the same time. I couldn't help but like the unlikeable main character. I hope James Herbert writes more books about the Creed character.

I AM READING THE BOOK NOW, THIS BOOK IS SPOOKY AND GREAT PLOT. THANKS

Great book full of chills.

Joe Creed ist ein kaputter Held, der nichts auf die Reihe kriegt-ausser seinen Fotos. Und gerade auf die hat es ein dämonischer Charakter abgesehen, den Creed auf dem Friedhof fotografierte-als er jedoch zu weit geht, muss er merken, dass auch Creed seine dunklen Seiten hat.Paparazzi im Hardcore-Modus trifft auf dämonischen Horror. Der geneigte Leser erfährt einiges über den so verachteten Beruf, der jedoch das Lebensblut jeder Klatschzeile ist. Die Längen in der Mitte des Romans werden durch das Grande Finale aufgelöst-auch Paparazzi können teuflisch agieren.Ein erhobener Zeigefinger für die geneigten Leser-Dämonenfotos könnten teuer werden, nicht nur im finanziellen Sinne..

The character Joe Creed is very interesting and the horror story is great entertainment, absolutely crazy in places but highly recommended by me

When freelance photographer Joe Creed sets out to capture a series of photos at the funeral of a famous actress, he gets the chance to take a few snaps of a strange old man at the graveside. But developing the pictures leads him into a mystery - one he can't easily explain. Learning the name of his unwitting subject and what it could mean if turns out to be true, only adds inconceivable reasoning to an already unsettling tale. With the help of an attractive ally, Creed sets out to discover just what the hell is going on.Sometimes the very thing that grabs a reader's attention (in terms of an author's style), is the same thing that can get a little annoying after a while - similar scenarios, use of language etc. And when that happens, sometimes it's best to just leave that particular writer alone for a while and spread your readery wings further afield.I first got into James Herbert's books in the late Seventies, when horror novels were coming back into fashion. With books like 'The Rats', 'The Fog' and 'The Dark', I found stories that had just the right amount of blood, guts and scary stuff to keep me interested for several years. Nevertheless, as I grew (perhaps) a little too familiar with the plots, other authors caught my attention and I veered away from Britain's most prolific horror writer. Now, with a suitable gap of twenty-odd years, I'm getting back to where my interest in the genre started.Joe Creed is a fascinating and realistic character and his chaotic exploits kept me eagerly turning the pages as the plot developed arms, legs and devilish tails, but I did find the author's inclination to comment on the story as it went along a little irritating. So while I'm more than happy to give the book five stars for its entertainment value alone, I don't think this is James Herbert's best work - it doesn't quite capture the audacity and excitement of his early writing and the unexpected twists are less twisty and not so unexpected.Nonetheless, this novel did renew my interest and those early books will, I'm sure, stand up to another look, so I'll be returning to James Herbert again soon - The Rats are coming...

Not a bad story and quite funny. I enjoyed reading, but without biting my fingers to know what happens next.