James Herbert - Craig Cabell

James Herbert wasan enduringly popular author whosebooks sell in the hundreds of thousands across the world andare made into films.Hebroke away from the cut-and-thrust populist horror novels of the 1970s and 1980s to create more thought-provoking works, featuring the scientific reasoning behind the manifestations of the ghosts and spirits in which he truly believed. Yet despite his worldwide fan base, surprisingly little is known about the man himself.Before his recent death, James Herbert granted his friend and confidant CraigCabell more than a dozen exclusive candid interviews. The result is an incredibly frank and revealing portrait of one of the giants of contemporary popular fiction,shedding light on his personal demonsthat drove the boy from London's East End to becomethe preeminent horror writer of his generation.Cabell shares personal correspondence and reminiscences, including one of Herbert's previously unpublished pieces, entitled To Ye All. In addition to this, James granted the author full access to his photographic archives, making this a title that no James Herbert fan can be without.