/lit/ - Literature

>Hungry Moon by Ramsey Campbell

Plot: retarded new-age Christian accidentally unleashes an ancient and incomprehensible evil that envelops a podunk English town.

Weak points: protagonist/heroine is boring but the only person in the story with more than a few brain cells. Literally everyone else is useless and stupid. Book is clearly written by a Libdem-voting British Boomer that caricatures people he doesn't like. Entire story is a buildup to a final confrontation, where the villain loses via deus ex machina in an incredibly ham-fisted way.

Strong points: villain/monster and its minions are horrifying and it's fun to watch them torment and eat the locals.

Rating: 2.5/5 sosij rolls

>The Doll Who Ate His Mother by Ramsey Campbell

Plot: remember that weird kid from school that bit a chunk out of a bully's leg? He's back. And hongry.

Weak points: felt too short almost.Some things could have been expanded upon.

Strong points: everything else. Book was written early on in Campbell's career, so I guess he went downhill over time because this was far and away his best work.

Rating: 4.5/5 sosij rolls