Cosy horror for dark nights

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Books: Demonic

Horror on the page: what each book is, who wrote it and how scary it gets.

Book · 1996

Desperation

Stephen King's 1996 horror novel, twinned with a mirror story where the same people live very different fates.

Book · 1985

The Damnation Game

Clive Barker's 1985 debut novel, a horror story about a deal that costs far more than anyone realises.

Book · 1986

The Hellbound Heart

A criminal, a puzzle box and the Cenobites make Clive Barker’s horror novella a troubling choice for a quiet night.

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The After Dark Top 40

Forty horror films counted down like the charts, from silent classics to new favourites, picked by Erin and sent the moment you join.