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Banquet for the Damned

By Adam Nevill
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In Scotland's oldest university town, something evil is plaguing the streets. Students are vanishing and turning up dead—each reported to have been haunted by night terrors. When struggling musicians, Dante and Tom, arrive at St. Andrews to meet Professor Coldwell, author of Banquet of the Damned,... Read More
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An unrelenting occult thriller, Banquet for the Damned is the first novel from award-winning horror author Adam Nevill. It is perfect for fans of Stephen King and M R James.

Banquet for the Damned is the first novel from award-winning horror author Adam Nevill. It is perfect for fans of Stephen King and M R James.

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In Scotland's oldest university town, something evil is plaguing the streets. Students are vanishing and turning up dead—each reported to have been haunted by night terrors.

When struggling musicians, Dante and Tom, arrive at St. Andrews to meet Professor Coldwell, author of Banquet of the Damned, they discover that the town's bloody history of witchcraft and ritual murder may have begun again.

Meanwhile, Hart Miller, a researcher of dream culture, begins investigating the mysterious deaths. Strange shadows have been seen amongst the ruins, body parts are being washed ashore, and there are whispers of a vengeful prophecy...

This is certainly not a place for outsiders, especially at night. So what chance do they have at surviving an ageless supernatural evil and the ruthless cult that worships it?

A chilling occult thriller from award-winning author Adam Nevill, Banquet for the Damned is both a homage to the great age of British ghost stories and a pacey modern tale of Devil worship and witchcraft.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035068579

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Tor Nightfire

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 131.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 364g

Pages: 544

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About the Author

Adam L. G. Nevill was born in Birmingham in 1969 and grew up in England and New Zealand. He is the author of the horror novels Banquet for the Damned, Apartment 16, The Ritual, Last Days, House of Small Shadows, No One Gets Out Alive, Lost Girl and Under a Watchful Eye. His first short-story collection, Some Will Not Sleep: Selected Horrors, was published on Halloween 2016. His novels The Ritual, Last Days and No One Gets Out Alive were winners of the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. The Ritual and Last Days were also awarded Best in Category: Horror by RUSA. Many of his novels are currently in development for film and television, and in 2016 Imaginarium adapted The Ritual into a feature film. Adam lives in Devon, England.

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