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I’ll admit that I have not read a lot of Graham Masterton’s
horror fiction as great as a writer he is. One of the few works I’ve
read by him was his novel The Manitou. I read it a few years
back and would be willing to read it again. It’s a really neat and
well-written book that utilizes Native American myth, particularly
that of the book’s title. A manitou is a medicine man spirit in
which the one in this book is not near as much a healer as he is a
destroyer. The novel was made into a movie in 1979 which, although
not as good as the book, was really good with plenty of terrifying
scenes. I’ll have to do a Book-To-Movie review of it here someday.
Anyway, one of the
best modern horror authors, Masterton has been chosen by the Horror
Writers Association
as a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. This award is
presented annually to writers and other artists whose work has
significantly influenced the horror genre. The award will be
presented to Masterton at StokerCon 2019, which will be held in May in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Even though
Masterton is mostly known for his horror fiction, he has written a
lot in other fiction genres including thriller, disaster and
historical. He’s recently been writing crime fiction
but has a new horror novel
in the works.
When an author in
the horror genre like Masterton gets an award as big as the Lifetime
Achievement, it makes me compelled to read more of his work in which
I plan on doing in the new year. Have you read any of Graham
Masterton’s horror fiction? If so, which ones? Feel free to leave
your answers in the box below.
Until next time . .
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