The first Masterton HORROR genre novel I read was CHARNEL HOUSE, so I had a masterpiece as the standard. When I quickly got to THE MANITOU, I loved the supernatural thrills, and the spine-tingling power of Masterton's work.The key thing to know about Masterton's style is that he is down to earth and follows a first person narrative technique which totally takes you there. Masterton has absolutely no other peer. He acquints you with each character, and every situation is finely detailed. With this in mind, when he goes to such lengths, Masterton makes for the best and most powerful scares this side of Clive Barker, except that Masterton is very accessible. He is clearly not out to impress with how many words he can churn out, not how many technical flips he can do, masterton Achieves his power by straight forward high quality scares in a simple yet non-condescending manner.
From interviews and reports, it seems that Masterton can produce a book very quickly. The few mistakes in story and plot that I am aware of are basically the fault of an editor. According to the accounts, Masterton produced this book inside of 2 weeks, basically to see if he could, and he did. He seems to have little patience for writers who take up to a year or more to produce a book... not a complaint, but what annoys me incredibly is just how little of Masterton's back catalogue is in print. It is not clear if sales figures are the reason for this, or something else.
This special edition is a great bonus, and has material not seen in published material. If you want to read a great item that shows how finely Graham crafts a work with deft skill, see the story SEPSIS in either Chapbok format ( I was lucky to get a autographed version) and it also is in a collection I think called CARNIVAL OF FEAR, and if you go to Graham's website as at the writing of this part ( 2013), check the fiction section for a story called ERIC THE PIE, and you can see a Master writer at work. Whether it is the supernatural chill, or the political Horror Thrillers, CHAOS THEORY, GENIUS ( both non-supernatural, but brilliant reads ), Graham crafts his work like the past master of prose and character exposition that his fans, or friends ( as Graham Calls us ) does; All I know is that since I started reading his work, I have never been disappointed with any of his stories.
9 Oct 2015: Excellent version of the MANITOU from 1988 with an intro by Bernhadt J Hurwood. Love this version came in great condition.
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Classic horror at its best. Will send chills down your spine
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