![]() ![]() Herbert said in 2001 of King, who was a friend. Herbert published his first book, “The Rats,” in 1974 - the same year King published his debut novel, “Carrie.” “I started them as bedtime stories to my kids,” Mr. Ghosts came to life in his books, quaint country cottages possessed deadly powers, plagues were unleashed on innocent victims, and the little voice in the back of people’s heads commanded them to commit unspeakable crimes. His books, sometimes called “nasties” or “chillers” in the British press, were translated into at least 33 languages and sold more than 54 million copies worldwide. ![]() Herbert published more than 20 novels that explored some very shady avenues, where something creepy was always lurking in the dark. His publisher, Pan Macmillan, announced the death but did not disclose the cause. James Herbert, a best-selling author of horror novels whose books about mutant flesh-eating rats, Nazi-inspired plagues and children seized by malevolent forces made him the British counterpart to Stephen King, died March 20 at his home in Sussex, England. ![]()
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