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Demogorgon

By: Brian Lumley
Narrated by: Joshua Saxon
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Charlie Trace, professional thief, is no stranger to deceit and violence. But nothing in his life on the knife-edge of London's underworld could prepare him for the horror of Demogorgon.

It is centuries old. Satan is its lord and master. It walks the earth in the guise of a man, but it is not a man: it is the very essence of evil.

Across many years and nations, Demogorgon has sown the seeds of hell. Now, it is calling its children home. Demogorgon's power grows with every soul it devours - and if Charlie Trace can't stop it, he will be its next victim!

©1992 Brian Lumley (P)2020 David N. Wilson
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Not my favourite Lumley but one for the completist

For me this book has two main problems.

1 . There are not a great many writer's of whom you could say this, but seeing Lumley handle something as mundane as a simple judeo christian devil narrative feels a bit one dimensional after his previous work. If I'd encountered this book first I might have had a different reaction but after the richness of his Cthulhu Mythos stories and his Necroscope series this feels like there's insufficient meat on the bones to justify the running time and the end result is under nourishing.

2 . The protagonist spends a fair amount of the latter part of the story in an extraordinarily passive state. Literally lying still unable to act for whole chapters and that's just not a satisfying quality in a central character. There is too much of a sense that things Happen To Him and that he has no influence over the narrative.

Combine this with a mediocre villain and Lumley's ongoing tendency to lapse into a travel log of the Greek Islands which crops up FAR more than necessary in his work and it's only Joshua Saxon's typically brooding sonorous narration that saves it. At this point I think I could listen to Saxon read a dictionary in blissful happiness.

If you want to hear Lumley tread the same road in less time to better effectI recommend his short stories Necros and Haggopian, both of which are available in his short story audible anthologies read by Saxon.

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Brian Lumley + Joshua Saxon = Horror Perfection

Demogorgon is one of Brian Lumley's few standalone novels, so it's a great place to begin if you're interested in trying out Lumley without committing yourself to a long series. It is a dark and mysterious story in a similar vein to The Omen or The Ninth Gate.
Lumley is an extremely consistent author, and Demogorgon is yet another triumph from the Grand Master of Horror.
Joshua Saxon's narration is absolutely faultless. His style is so very well suited to Lumley's writing, I honestly couldn't imagine anyone else being able to better it. Saxon also handles the many different character accents with ease.
I've yet to be disappointed by a Crossroad Press production and Demogorgon is another winner.
Highly recommended.

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