Reviews
“A gripping horror extravaganza.
Campbell is at the top of his form here, infusing every scene and scrap of dialog with a sense of inescapable menace and manipulating nature-imagery in such a way as to give it a malignant supernatural character.
A richly textured tale of modern horror with classic roots, it confirms Campbell’s reputation as one of the most formidable dark fantasists working today.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Darkest Part of the Woods
“Campbell’s masterpiece.
The strongest invention here is the horror out of space and time that’s centered in Goodmanswood.
Magically fresh and memorable.” —Kirkus Reviews on Darkest Part of the Woods
“A master storyteller of horror fiction, Campbell brings his landscapes to life, imbuing them with personalities and motives that are as inhuman as they are beautiful and terrible.
Eloquent and complex, this dark fantasy belongs in most horror collections.” —Library Journal
on Darkest Part of the Woods
“Campbell draws the reader into the story slowly, accumulating a wealth of detail and family dynamics.
Next he introduces an escalating feeling of suspicion and mistrust in his characters’ minds, letting their dread slowly seep into the narrative itself.
By the time the supernatural elements come into play-and some of the imagery here is among Campbell’s most disturbing-the effects are both claustrophobic and epic.
One of the most unsettling voices in horror literature, back in fine, eerie form with The Darkest Part of the Woods.” —Fangoria on Darkest Part of the Woods
“Pure dark magic.” —Cemetery Dance on
Darkest Part of the Woods