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Darkfall Paperback – March 22, 2019

by Stephen Laws (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars 57 ratings
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A STORM IS COMING

Christmas. And an entire office block of revellers has disappeared into thin air.

A STORM IS COMING

DI Jack Cardiff and his investigating squad are about to discover the Hell that is 'Darkfall'; where bricks, plaster and stone have a life of their own, where the inexplicable and the insane become horrifyingly real.

A STORM IS COMING

And for those trapped in the block and cut off by the violent weather, a terror beyond imagination is about to descend from the howling tempest.

“A slam-bang paranormal thriller, Laws is one of the most inventive writers on the scene” The Times

“Makes the reader distinctly uneasy about touching any walls or doors when the thunder rumbles” Penthouse

“One of Britain's masters of terror” Vector

“A powerhouse of a book that hooks you immediately and never lets go. Exciting, relentless, gory and hugely entertaining” Million Magazine

“Truly barnstorming supernatural horror from a writer of tremendous pace and energy. A veritable roller-coaster ride” Northern Echo

“A brilliant horror novel. An imaginatively potent brew of visual and visceral terror” Starburst

“Stephen Laws, the real thing. For me he's the classic horror writer. His work operates as a salutary reminder to the rest of us, rooted as it is in the traditions of the genre: back to basics in the truest sense, it draws its strengths from his deep knowledge of the forerunners who first broke this ground, while remaining totally contemporary and always surging forward. Neat trick if you can do it; and Laws is one of the few who can” Dark Asylum

“Laws' work typifies a new generation of horror writing: (It) inhabits the world as we know it, and is all the scarier for it” Maxim

“This book follows in a line of compelling sickeners. Not for Laws the small and nagging horrors of the individual mind; his scary monsters come with global aspirations and implications. A rattling yarn” The Journal

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  1. Print length
    343 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    March 22, 2019
  4. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.86 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    1916057810
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1916057814
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Brooligan Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 22, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 343 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1916057810
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1916057814
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.03 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.86 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 out of 5 stars 57 ratings

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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Still holds up.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2020
    I read this over 15 years ago and thought about it many times over the years. Easily my favorite body horror novel. It still holds up. Does for going into buildings during a lightning storm what "Jaws" did for going in the ocean.
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  • Kanazozo
    4.0 out of 5 stars Would I recommend this book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2016
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    Very enjoyable and creepy premise for this book. The entire concept of a "Darkfall" is unique, and the results make for a riveting read (I read it from cover to cover in about 1.5 days!). Character development is solid, and the quasi science behind the "hook" will at the very least cause you pause and ponder the possibilities (briefly).

    Would I recommend this book? Yes - particularly to those that like darker science fiction and horror novels.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars This book truly horrified me!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2003
    Its always rare to find a book that is original and as compelling as Law's "Darkfall" and this is one to read if you enjoy smart horror novels. Its Christmas Eve and the employees at an office building are dancing and drinking the night away during a thunderstorm. When the caretaker of the building begins to hear ear-splitting sounds, he rushes up to find everyone has disappeared and the only sign of trouble is a severed hand. Inspecter Cardiff, an unhappy suicidal man, is called to the scene and from there the story unfolds. He has heard this story before and he has police go find a thief by
    the name of Jimmy Devlin to help unlock the mystery of what has happened.
    What none of them realize is that what is happening here is even more horrifying than thought. The thunderstorm isn't normal and the occupants of the building have been absorbed into the walls and floor. What is worse is that some of them are returning in monstrous form and its a struggle to survive the night. At the same time, they have to struggle with a team of secret agents being led by a madman bent on self-destruction and "enlightenment"
    This is the single best horror novel I've read in years and its sure to become a horror classic. There isn't a boring moment and its viceral horror at its finest.
    It doesn't get better than this.
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  • desertrider
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good start but ran out of steam
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2004
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    The story grabbed me at first and was interesting, but then later it suffered from being too lengthy and turned into an action-fest instead of atmospheric horror which was present in the first quarter.
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  • Michael Butts
    5.0 out of 5 stars DON'T READ DURING A THUNDERSTORM...
    Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2003
    ...or you just find yourself wetting yourself!!! Laws has concocted a highly original nightmarish tale of Darkfall, a phenomenon that will chill you to the bones. On Christmas Eve, a fourteen story high rise is filled with joyous revelers, partying in their various offices. The grumpy maintenance man is in the basement and all of a sudden, his boiler acts up, there is a tremendous clap of thunder..and everyone (except this bloke) has vanished! Where in the world have they gone?
    Segue to the dependable Jack Cardiff, a police inspector, who is sitting at his desk while his fellow officers likewise party. But Jack is looking at a gun he keeps hidden in his right-hand drawer---suicidal, it seems. Jack lost his wife and son in a horrendous accident years earlier and has never fully recovered his joie de vivre.
    Back to the high-rise: the janitor found a severed hand on the fourteenth floor. Whose is it? What is this going on with the carnivorous "bag lady"? Whose body falls through a suburban couple's greenhouse? Who is this mysterious Rohmer who suddenly takes over the investigation?
    Suffice to say, the resuls are horrifying...this is one scary book, and it'll make you give pause the next time a storm crops up. Take my advice---stay away from the walls!
    HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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  • Jeffrey Leach
    4.0 out of 5 stars Laws has a great imagination
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2003
    It is Christmas Eve, and all of the businesses housed in the fourteen story Fernley House are gearing up for an alcohol soaked series of office parties the participants will not soon forget. On the third floor, an architectural firm pours down drinks with reckless abandon. One of the junior partners in the firm decides after a few drinks that he must marry the senior secretary. The fourth floor shindig occurs in an accounting firm, with the bean counters dancing to Bruce Springsteen while somebody spikes the punch with vodka. The employees at Magnus Shipping, Inc., on the fourteenth floor, dance wildly to the sounds wafting up from the other parties, although they would have had their own music if one of the office girls had remembered to bring a tape player. Vincent Saville, one of the employees in the firm, stays back and silently clucks his tongue at the unfolding shenanigans. He feels that upper management should not condone such earthy fraternizing amongst the rabble, but keeps his thoughts to himself lest it should harm his career. Moving amidst all of this tumultuous cheer is the building maintenance man, Alec Beaton, a retired tar with a bad attitude towards the building's inebriated tenants. Not one of them offered Alec a drink, let alone a tip for keeping the building open and the boilers heated up for the parties. Grousing in the basement, Beaton casts aspersions on the jolly souls on the floors above. Outside, a massive storm full of lightening, sleet, and snow lashes the building and the surrounding area.
    Things take a turn south when an eardrum shattering series of clangs assails Beaton's senses. Nearly knocked senseless by this mysterious event, the janitor suspects the boilers are about to blow and heads up to warn the people still in the building. Oddly, he discovers everyone has suddenly disappeared, although music still plays, lights still blaze, and drinks still sit on tables. It looks as though everyone except Beaton just melted away into the atmosphere, and in way, that is exactly what happened. Deeply disturbed, Alec phones the police and sets into motion what will soon become a massive investigation into what appears to be a supernatural event of tremendous proportions. Over eighty people suddenly vanished without a trace and the authorities want to know why. They do eventually discover what goes on in the deep recesses of Fernley House, although the truth is enough to send the hardiest souls fleeing from the building in terror.
    Some will stay, of course, to make a stand against the evil fast enveloping Fernley House. Foremost of these brave souls is Detective Jack Cardiff. A veteran cop wrenched away from his desk and the memories of his deceased wife and child on a miserable Christmas Eve, Cardiff soon experiences some of the same eerie events Beaton described on the phone. Moreover, he and several of his officers discover a severed hand on one of the upper office floors, a hand neatly severed at the wrist with no signs of violence to explain its presence. When some ominous government agents led by a man named Rohmer show up, Cardiff and his fellow officers begin hearing enigmatic references to darkfalls, returners, and events that explain such supernatural events as the Bermuda Triangle, hauntings, and mysterious disappearances. It seems that the powerful storm raging away outside has a lot to do with what is going on at Fernley House.
    I give British author Stephen Laws high marks for coming up with an enormously imaginative idea in "Darkfall." Originally written in 1992 but only hitting our shores within the last year, this book does a great job marrying eerie atmosphere with gory violence and lumbering beasts. Fernley House quickly becomes a closed, claustrophobic trap as Cardiff, a local thief named Devlin, a returner (read and understand), and the government agents move through the building in search of a way to escape the emerging horrors brought into existence by the storm. And what horrors this building births! What starts out as a simple tale of disappearing people turns into an expansive exposition on the unknown qualities of electricity, the pursuit of spiritual power, and the discovery of hidden realms beyond the knowledge of mankind that change those poor souls who experience them in decidedly unpleasant ways. Toss in a splash of Zoroastrianism and you have the essence of "Darkfall." Laws ably puts it all together in a way that, by the time you reach the conclusion of the book, you can look back and see you have traveled quite a distance from page one.
    "Darkfall" hits a few road bumps along the way. Jack Cardiff and Agent Rohmer are about the only characters Laws bothers to develop in a significant way. The other police officers, Jimmy Devlin, and a few of the government agents who really know what is going on are mere cardboard cutouts who serve as cannon fodder for the monstrosities pouring out of the building or as actors who explain the plot to the reader. I found the burgeoning romantic connection between Devlin and the returner contrived and not at all compelling. I guess a romance is an easy plot device to fall back upon, even in a supernatural horror story, but "Darkfall" would have worked just as well without it. Despite these minor difficulties--including some iffy scientific theories about electricity--Laws's book is a great read that moves with mach speed from beginning to end. If you enjoy highly imaginative horror, "Darkfall" should definitely provide you with a few hours of entertainment.
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  • Gerry Latawiec
    5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2022
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    I read this a few years ago now and the kindle version needs proof reading. However, I loved it. Stephen Laws was always a good entertaining horror writer. I read recently why his novel writing took a backseat but I hope it all comes well.
    Great read and well recommended.
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  • Mrs W Waugh
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2014
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    Another very good book from Stephen Laws,he gets better with each book he writes,so I hope he continues to write this kind of books and maybe even bring a character back from one of his previous books as some other authors do,but as long as he keeps writing I will keep reading them............
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  • marshall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another brilliant book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2016
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    Stephen Laws is one hell of an author, if you haven't tried him then please do as I fully recommend
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  • Lanza
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2022
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    For a mate he loved it. And came on time
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  • Lynn
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 11, 2015
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    Book in very good condition looking forward to reading it.
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