Hovern Bog. terrific." -- Kirkus Reviews "Exciting " -- Publishers Weekly "Convincingly original " -- Ocala Star-Banner. . . odd and risky mingling of pure science with fairy lore and gnashed bodies . . . "One of the better horror novels .
In The Bog (1986), Michael Talbot (1953-1992), author of the vampire classic The Delicate Dependency and the chilling haunted house novel Night Things, delivers an exciting mix of science and the supernatural that will keep readers guessing until the horrific climax.
Jude - especially David and his family - is safe.
Soon it becomes apparent that whatever tortured and killed the bodies from ancient times still roams the bog, and no one in Fenchurch St.
But close examination of the corpses reveals a curious fact: all were cruelly, mysteriously murdered, gnawed to death by some unimaginable creature.
When 2000-year-old bodies are recovered from the bog, perfectly preserved, it is the discovery of a lifetime for archaeologist David Macauley. to take, entangle, and digest. . .
They\'ve seen it reach out with sinewy tentacles .
They think of it as a living being.
Jude, the little village located at its edge.
People live in terror of it-especially the residents of Fenchurch St.
Hovern Bog
