Dave Stern - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Dave Stern - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Pocket, June 2001)

Based on the screenplay written by Patrick Massett & John Zinman and Simon West.

The Power

An ancient relic called the All Seeing Eye that grants the owner the ultimate power in the universe. A power so immense that those who possess it could rule the world.

The Illuminati

A secret brotherhood hell-bent on finding the All Seeing Eye and taking over the world. A sinister band of men who will stop at nothing to fulfill their diabolical plot.

The hero

Lara Croft! The greatest tomb-raiding high-flying adventurer of all time, who just happens to hold the key to finding the All Seeing Eye

Through the living jungles of Cambodia to the frozen wastelands of Siberia, Lara Croft takes you on her greatest adventure.

The clock is ticking and time is running out …

Gaston LeRoux - The Phantom Of The Opera

 Gaston LeRoux - The Phantom Of The Opera (W. H. Allen, 1985)

 

The story of the Phantom of the Opera, a half-crazed musician hiding in the labyrinth of the famous Paris Opera House and creating a number of strange and mysterious events to further the career of a beautiful young singer, is today regarded as one of the most famous of all horror stories: widely mentioned in the same breath as Frankenstein and Dracula. Yet the fame of this novel, first written by the French journalist turned novelist Gaston Leroux, in 1911, is based almost entirely on the various film versions which have been made over the years. Remarkable performances by two actors, Lon Chaney and Claude Rains, helped to make the Phantom an immortal figure. The original book, however, has been largely ignored, rarely in print, and the first edition (in either French or English) is now a collector’s item.

To mark the 75th Anniversary of the story, this new edition of the book is appearing complete with a Foreword by leading horror expert Peter Haining. In this extensive essay, he traces the history of the Phantom of the Opera — its basis in fact, the poor reception of the novel, but its astonishing success in the cinema. He also describes the larger-than-life character of Gaston Leroux and notes how the figure of the Phantom has become so familiar that it is even used by the media when describing terrible theatre tragedies. The book is also enlivened by some sketches and illustrations.

This edition of the classic horror story also has a special Appendix in which the Phantom is linked with that great detective of the same period — Sherlock Holmes. The speculation concerning these two makes this volume a must for all Sherlockians.

William Johnston - Asylum

William Johnston - Asylum (Bantam, Dec. 1972)

Novelisation of the Amicus classic adapted from Robert Bloch short stories.

See Vault of Evil’s Bloch at Amicus thread

Thanks to Andy for the cover scan.

Dan Greenberg - The Guardian

 Dan Greenberg - The Guardian (Berkley, 1990)

Phil and Julie have everything going for them: a happy marriage, promising careers, and now a new baby boy. Into their lives comes Nanny, experienced with children and blessed with glowing recommendations. Granny brings Phil and Julie the kind of freedom every parent desires.

But maybe Nanny is too devoted. Slowly, seductively she assumes control of the entire household - until Phil finds his family at the mercy of a dangerous woman who will do anything to take care of them.

Phil and Julie can’t live without Nanny. And if they try, she might not let them live at all ….