A special fiftieth-anniversary edition of a horror classic from James Herbert, bestselling author of The Rats.

It started with a crack that ripped the earth apart. Then out of the bottomless pit creeps a malevolent fog that leaves a deadly trail in its wake.

John Holman is on a secret assignment from the Department of the Environment when he is dragged into the clutches of this oppressive fog. After a series of grisly axe murders, rampaging livestock and the near-loss of his own sanity, it becomes clear to John that this unstoppable fog is destined to twist the minds and devastate the lives of all those it encounters.

Yet the true horror is only just beginning . . .

‘James Herbert comes at us with both hands’ – Stephen King

A chilling story of madness and murder, The Fog explores the immense destruction chemical weapons can cause – and is a stark reminder of humanity's frailty in the face of uncontrollable forces.

James Herbert comes at us with both hands, not willing to simply engage our attention, he seizes us by the lapels and begins to scream in our faces -- Stephen King, author of The Shining and The Mist
Lean, mean, and nasty as punk -- Grady Hendrix, author of How to Sell a Haunted House, on The Rats
A one-off; a true horror original -- Peter James, author of the Roy Grace books, on The Rats
A king of British horror -- Adam Nevill, author of The Ritual

James Herbert was not only Britain’s number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction – a position he held ever since the publication of his first novel – but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than 54 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than thirty languages. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.