The Hungry Moon

The Hungry Moon
Author	Ramsey Campbell
Genre	Horror fiction, Fantasy
Publisher	Macmillan
Publication date	1986

Last updated February 03, 2026

The Hungry Moon is a novel by Ramsey Campbell published in 1986.

Plot summary

The Hungry Moon is a novel in which a village in a moorland has fallen under the control of authoritarian fundamentalists.^[1]

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed The Hungry Moon for White Dwarf #87, and stated that "Definitely a book to make you draw the curtains and turn up the central heating."^[1]

Reviews

Review by Fritz Leiber (1986) in Locus , #306 July 1986
Review by Rob Latham (1986) in Fantasy Review , July-August 1986
Review by Stefan Dziemianowicz (1986) in Crypt of Cthulhu , #42 Michaelmas 1986
Review by Jonathan White (1986) in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine , October 1986
Review by Charles L. Grant (1986) in American Fantasy, Fall 1986
Review by David Pringle (1988) in Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels

References

1 2 Langford, Dave (March 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (87). Games Workshop: 6.

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[WD87-1] 1 2 Langford, Dave (March 1987). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf (87). Games Workshop: 6.

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The Hungry Moon

Contents

Plot summary

Reception

Reviews

References