Daemonic (novel)

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Daemonic is a novel by Stephen Laws published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1995.

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Plot summary

Daemonic is a novel in which reclusive business tycoon and horror movie producer Jack Draegerman offers a large amount of money to a group of people to visit him in his mansion. [1]

Reception

Jonathan Palmer reviewed Daemonic for Arcane magazine, rating it a 3 out of 10 overall. [1] Palmer comments that "Daemonic is the name of the book you should avoid. Diabolical might have been more apt." [1] Reviewing the novel for The Agony Column [2] , Rick Kleffel described Daemonic as "a complex combination of subtle thought and over-the-top horror, a crowd-pleaser, a perfect B-movie rendered with consummate skill as a high-class piece of writing."

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Palmer, Jonathan (June 1996). "The Great Library". Arcane (7). Future Publishing: 82–83.
  2. http://www.bookotron.com/agony/index.html
  3. https://fanac.org/fanzines/Vector/Vector189.pdf