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For nearly 40 years Stephen King has thrilled his readers and on many occasions has put just enough wind up them to make them see something in the shadows, something unnatural that makes the reader slightly unnerved about turning over the next page but also too riveted to put down the book, even into the small hours of the day. His latest novel, Doctor Sleep, is no exception.
One of the foremost British horror writers of any generation, James Herbert, died yesterday aged 69 and left a huge hole in the genre and millions of fans around the globe grieving for his passing.
The master of psychological horror had given his readers terrifying blood curdling moments through-out a 39 year career that started in 1974 with the release of the book The Rats and finished only recently with the paperback release of the 2012 novel Ash.