The Magic Cottage by James Herbert5/21/2023 ![]() ![]() A few creepy moments spike the generally lethargic pace of the novel. Complicating the picture is the presence of a local cult, led by an Aleister Crowley type, which desperately wishes to gain control of Gramarye and its forces. The house at first seems lovely and warm but takes on a sinister mood as cracks develop in the stone, moisture and mildew crawl up the walls, and bats multiply in the attic. ![]() ![]() Gradually they find that Gramarye is the focus of supernatural energies, and that they themselves are sometimes the media through which these energies work. Herbert's 12th novel is a minor effort about a young couple, Midge and Mike (she's an artist and children's book writer he's a rock musician) who buy an idyllic country home, christened Gramarye ("magic" in old English) by a former owner. ![]()
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