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'A story that spans three generations of evil, about how deep down inside of us all, beneath the veneer of good Christian morality, there lives a vicious beast with the primitive desire to hunt to the kill'. Source: bookseller's website.
Notes
Dedication: Dedicated to Bob and Marlene.
Editor's note: Man is not infallible because he is final. And he is final only through his own infallibity. Evil spawned in the name of heaven.
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The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950James Doig,
2012single work criticism — Appears in:
Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers2012;(p. 112-127)According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)
The Australian Horror Novel Since 1950James Doig,
2012single work criticism — Appears in:
Sold by the Millions : Australia's Bestsellers2012;(p. 112-127)According to James Doig the horror genre 'was overlooked by the popular circulating libraries in Australia.' In this chapter he observes that this 'marginalization of horror reflects both the trepidation felt by the conservative library system towards 'penny dreadfuls,' and the fact that horror had limited popular appeal with the British (and Australian) reading public.' Doig concludes that there is 'no Australian author of horror novels with the same commercial cachet' as authors of fantasy or science fiction. He proposes that if Australian horror fiction wants to compete successfully 'in the long-term it needs to develop a flourishing and vibrant small press contingent prepared to nurture new talent' like the USA and UK small presses.' (Editor's foreword xii)
