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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | James Herbert, OBE (born 8 April 1943, died 20 March 2013) was one of Britain’s most bestselling and prolific horror novelists. His stories are notable for their highly descriptive narratives and graphic depictions of sex, carnage, and destruction. His first book, The Rats, was rejected by several publishers, but was finally published in 1974, and sold out within three weeks, despite (or because of) widespread criticism from reviewers for its graphic depictions of mutilation and death, some going as far to label its social commentary about the government’s neglect of the post-war London suburbs and the underclasses as too extreme. He had written 23 novels, several short stories, and even one graphic novel, The City. Some of his works have been adapted into other media, most notably The Rats, which was adapted into the film Deadly Eyes in 1982, and even into a 1985 computer game, titled… The Rats for the Commodore 64 and Sinclair Spectrum. |
