Niby nic prostszego, takich opowieści w historii ludzkości było wiele, ale wciąż pozostaje coś niesamowitego w motywie dziecka, które doznaje potencjalnego objawienia religijnego.

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.When Fenn takes the girl to the church, he learn from the local priest that the girl wouldn't be able to say anything since she is deaf and also unable to speak. Unbelievably, it’s not long before another such miracle takes place, and through Alice Pagett’s newfound healing powers, those afflicted with an illness find themselves miraculously cured.

His efforts to produce a square jawed action man in The Fog gave us a pompous mouthy gob-sh*te of an environmental officer and I’m sorry to say he misses again in The Shrine. A deaf-mute girl recovers her hearing and sight upon seeing a vision of a woman in white – a vision who proclaims herself the Immaculate Conception. The book is interesting not because of its horror features, but mostly because Herbert seems genuinely interested in the issue of the relationship between the Church and simple and desperate folks' faith when that faith may prove to be naive and dangerous.I enjoyed this book, it was a little long I felt like it could have been cut down in size a little but I liked the characters and the story was interesting. His novels have sold more than forty-two million copies worldwide and have been translated into thirty-three languages, including Russian and Chinese. But is she actually having visions of the Mother of God, if so, why the priest is getting so nervous to a sicken point, what is he trying to warn everybody when death takes him. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

I had not heard of James Herbert until I saw advertisements for the Jeffrey Dean Morgan film, The Unholy, and decided to read the novel. It is thought that a miracle has taken place and the small town soon becomes a place of worship for others hoping for similar cures. With the hype surrounding Alice Pagett quickly getting out of control, Fenn begins to investigate the matter in the hope of uncovering the real truth behind the miracles.Whilst this novel deals with the subversion of Catholic doctrine, I felt it handled religion in a fair way and included a mix of characters both flawed and strong. James Herbert's "The rats" was one of the vary first horror novels I ever read as a young teenager, and his books kept me entertained throughout my teenage years. Not my favourite one that I have read, but there was enough darkness and good fun silliness to keep me thoroughly entertained from start to finish. In this sense, we’re ultimately talking about a plot pretty much involving demonic possession and a mass misguided belief and far little else. It wasn't gross or disturbing in a way that's haunting but the imagery of it just sticks in the brain.

Journalist Fenn finds the story of his life when he accidentally meets Alice, a girl of eleven who has lost her hearing and speech ability as a toddler.But back to the great moments - there are wonderful descriptions, some genuinely creepy scenes (including one involving a statue in a basement that freaked me out! Now I think I tire a little of the format, that being like several short stories linked together around the main theme. The plot itself follows a young girl who was deaf/mute but who miraculously regained the gift of speech.