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But the trail will take some unexpected and sinister turns: a grisly corpse half-eaten by pigs, a coven of madmen with a diabolical plot, a grotesque and sacrilegious ritual, and an enigmatic old man who may be unable to die! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Blackburn (1923-1993) was a master at reworking ancient and medieval legends into chilling tales of modern-day horror, and in \u003ci\u003eDevil Daddy\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), one of his most bizarre novels, he is at his most inventive. This new edition is the first in over four decades and joins fourteen of Blackburn's other classic thrillers also published by Valancourt Books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'Even on the warmest night of the year, Mr Blackburn knows how to chill our marrow.' - \u003ci\u003eScotsman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A flesh creeper ... Blackburn has few superiors in this genre ... 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Recommended to those who like their thrills chilled.' - \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'John Blackburn lives right up to his reputation for the eerie and the sinister.' - \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'A stylish, genuinely chilling author. Blackburn's devils do not loom vaguely in the background, but seem unstoppable and are among the most malevolent portrayals in the genre.' - \u003ci\u003eSt James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 'An accomplished writer.' - \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Three directors of the Van Traylen Fellowship have died in gruesome ways, and now a bus carrying children to the Fellowship's orphanage has crashed, killing the driver and injuring seven-year-old Mary Valley. While in hospital, Mary, the daughter of triple murderess Anna Harb, suffers horrifying nightmares, and psychiatrist Peter Haynes believes she is mentally ill. Is it schizophrenia, or is there another explanation for the strange and vivid images she sees: memories of a past life, psychic possession, or psychological trauma from her lunatic mother's attempts to give her occult powers? When Anna Harb goes on a murderous rampage at the hospital, trying to kill Mary and exclaiming that she is a 'soul that should never have been born', the mystery deepens. General Charles Kirk of Foreign Intelligence and his friend Marcus Levin, an esteemed scientist, believe Harb is connected with the Van Traylen deaths and are determined to solve the case. They will follow the madwoman to a remote Scottish island, where against the backdrop of a blazing Guy Fawkes night bonfire, a sinister and unthinkable truth will be revealed! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Blackburn (1923-1993) was unrivalled at blending the genres of mystery, horror, and science fiction into chilling, page-turning thrillers, and \u003ci\u003eNothing but the Night\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) is one of his best and most frightening. 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