I liken A Dark Matter very much to Machen or Lovecraft so I guess it is more weird fiction than anything.

There are elements of it that are horrific. but the format the story is told in makes it difficult to make the reader feel scared for the characters as...

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The horrific event has already happened and the whole book is the protagonist trying to figure out what happened.

I can agree with that, it is told mostly in flashbacks.

iv got dark matter sitting in my collection yet to be read,doesnt sound that appealing soo far,and after night room im a bit put off straub as that would only be the second book i would have read of his,i was also given the hellfire club which sounds more interesting

All I can say to you is don't let one bad book deter you, Straub is an excellent writer so don't give up on him. I haven't read Hellfire Club yet so I can't say one way or another on it.

Dont worry ill end up reading both,i mean its not like every s.king book was amazing.
straight after the ramsey cambpell book im about to start,oh and the neil gaiman iv got lined up after that,then will get onto it

I've only read to Campbell books, The Face That Must Die and Coldprint. Face was cool, all from the killer's perspective. Coldprint was a great piece of the Cthulhu Mythos. Got any suggestions of more Campbell books, I do own Incarnate, it looks interesting.

this will be my first campell full novel the hungry moon

Bob Gray, Hellfire Club is amazing. Not really horror at all, more like suspense/mystery, but by far one of the BEST BOOKS I've ever read!

that good a,looking forward to reading it

really enjoying hungrymoon so far