The Bog

by Michael Talbot

Book Overview

Archaeologist David Macauley discovers that the ancient but preserved corpses found in the Hovern Bog were all mysteriously gnawed to death by some unimaginable creature, that may still roam the bog... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068805952X
• ISBN13: 9780688059521
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent horror novel from beginning to end

This is one of those horror novels where once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down. An Oxford professor moves with his family to a bog where ancient bodies have been recovered in a perfect state of preservation. The town located near the bog is full of strange people. Suddenly weird things start to take place. It all concerns an ancient sorcerer and his demon from other dimension who have survived the Roman times and countless ages and brought horror upon all those who opposed them. The writing is excellent, the atmosphere very dark and creepy, the unfolding mystery superbly written down. You will enjoy this book alot.

Transcendent

I'm a big fan of ancient history and though mostly set in "contemporary" times this book nonetheless spends some moments exploring different early civilizations with such vivid detail that when you finish those particular scenes you wonder if perhaps you were really there after all? And then you shiver! The lead character and his family are all interesting in natural ways (rather than being heroic/adventurous types) which makes the supernatural situations they get into later on feel more frightening. The creature is quite believable and as you learn more about it you begin to feel a sadness for it. The ending suggests of plenty more left to explore, but from what little I've found of Michael Talbot online he seems to have passed away in 1992? I hope this information is wrong. This is my all time favorite story and would love to see it as a movie someday. I think Michael York and Angelina Jolie would be perfectly cast as villains in it. While this is unlikely to ever happen those casting choices should at least make your reading experience more fun. :)

Couldn't put it down--and can't forget it.

This book is eerie; it is gripping, and captivating. The writer relates a masterful buildup of impending horror. Within the story he weaves enough esoteric scientific and historical detail to draw the reader into credibility--and terror. The touching love of the scientist for his son adds a human element that further heightens the reader's sense of reality and presence.

Horror that grips you

This book scared the bejebbers out of me. I truely believed in this book. If you like horror, then you must find and read this book!!!

Horror novel that would make a great low-budget movie

A serendipitous used-book find for me, this horror thriller has it allŠ the melancholy British bogs, the estranged villagers, the evil Baron, the evil Beauty, the Monster -- not to mention sex, history, suspense, and a father's protective love for his son. No flat spots in this book. The setting is believably woven through all the senses, so that when the Monster makes an appearance, you're a believer. The description of the bog bodies is realistic enough to make you shiver, and that's not even the horrific part.