The Devil Rides Out by Dennis Wheatley Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Devil Rides Out
Book Review: Fun Read
Summary: 4 Stars
After seeing the film I really wanted to read the book. I enjoyed it; it was a fun read and original. Recommended for a detective type of novel involving the occult.Book Review: Stands the test of time.
Summary: 5 Stars
I heard of Dennis Wheatley's books from a friend. I recalled seeing the Hammer film years ago but didn't make the connection until reading the book.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that while written in 1934 the novel was fresh and the pacing frantic: car chases, plane chases, and well written supernatural suspense.
Doing a little research, I found that through acquaintances, Wheatley actually met Aleister Crowley whom he incorporated as his evil Satanic mastermind, Mocata in the novel.
It is probably the best fictional portrayal of this true-life historical occult character ever done. Although some complain about the long dialogue passages in which our hero the Duke de Richleau goes into detail about the esoteric and occult practices, it is a technique honed by H.P. Lovecraft. It gently lulls the reader into suspension of disbelief and headlong into the world of the supernatural by binding fact with fiction.
I rented the DVD and watched the film in a different light. Christopher Lee, who plays the Duke, says in the commentary that this was hands down his favorite Hammer film. He goes on to say that he only wishes it could be redone with modern CGI special effects and an A-list budget. Plus at the time, Lee felt he was too young to be cast as the Duke, whereas now he would be of the proper age for the role. Here's hoping someone will do a remake.
If you want to be pleasantly surprised by a classic page-turner and terrified this story is for you.
The Devil Rides Out
Book Review: good thriller
Summary: 4 Stars
Written in 1934. Described by many as " the best thing of its kind since Dracula".
The black magic man was the nickname in Britain for Dennis Wheatley since almost all his novels were in the field of devil worship and sorcery..
This is a tale of group of friends who will be dragged into terrifying fight against satanist cult who will need one of them to find the Talisman of Set, a powerful satanic object (representing the phallus of murdered God Osiris !) that will bring destruction to the world if it is possessed by evil hands.
Through the book you will face all kinds of horror figures starting with the goat of Mendes, the red book of Appin, the Sabbat devil ceremony, and many old evil tales.
The book is engaging thriller and full of suspense but I thought the end was abrupt with pretty much predicted "happy ending".
Book Review: the devil may care
Summary: 5 Stars
denis wheatley...
dear lovers of occult fiction,
... is quite a good story teller in this genre, however, he also writes at a time when certain prejudices were deem acceptable. Thus in his books you sometimes find his heroic characters making comments about the inferiority of certain races and using derogatory names for other peoples and cultures, such as "wogs" and "fuzzy-wuzzies", etc. The basic inference is that the white race, and particularly the English, are somehow superior to everyone else. If you can get past these bits of political incorrectness, and just plain ignorance and rudeness, then we expect you will find that he's quite a good writer and his stories are otherwise topnotch.
kyela,
the silver elves