History Creator / JamesHerbert

** Rumbo. A dog in ''Fluke'', a squirrel in ''Literature/{{The Magic Cottage}}'', a fox in ''Literature/{{Others}}''.

* ''Fluke'' (1977)

* ''Creed'' (1990)

* ''Portent'' (1992)

** Averted even more notably by James True, protagonist of ''Nobody True'' and a rare case of a sympathetic and likeable [[AcceptableCareerTargets advertising executive]] who really didn't deserve any of the TraumaCongaLine he went through in the book.

* TheFairFolk: The "''faerefolkis''" depicted in {{Literature/Once}} are elemental beings who exist on a higher dimension. Most are benevolent, but the "weak and nasty" ones delight in tormenting humans.

* ''Literature/TheMagicCottage'' (1986)

* '''48 (1996)''
* ''Literature/{{Others}} (1999)''
* ''Literature/{{Once}} (2001)''
* ''Nobody True (2003)''

* RecurringCharacter: Rumbo. A dog in ''Fluke'', a squirrel in ''The Magic Cottage'', a fox in ''Others''.

* ''Breakfast'' (cut from some early editions of ''Domain)

* ''Sepulchre'' (1987)

* TheFairFolk: The "faerefolkis" depicted in {{Literature/Once}} are elemental beings who exist on a higher dimension. Most are benevolent, but the "weak and nasty" ones delight in tormenting humans.

* ''Others (1999)''

* ''The Secret of Crickley Hall'' (2006)

* ''Ash'' (2013)

* ''Literature/The Ghosts of Sleath'' (1994)

* ''The Ghosts of Sleath'' (1994)

* TheFairFolk: The "faerefolkis" depicted in {{Literature/Once}} are elemental beings who exist on a higher dimension.

* ''Literature/The Magic Cottage'' (1986)

* ''The Magic Cottage'' (1986)

* ''Once (2001)''

James Herbert, OBE (8th April 1943 - 20th March 2013) was one of Britain’s most bestselling and prolific horror novelists. His stories are notable for their highly descriptive narratives and graphic depictions of sex, carnage, and destruction. His first book, ''The Rats'', was rejected by several publishers, but was finally published in 1974, and sold out within three weeks, despite (or because of) widespread criticism from reviewers for its graphic depictions of mutilation and death, some going as far to label it as social commentary about the government’s neglect of the post-war London suburbs and the underclasses as too extreme. At the time of his death, he had written 24 novels, several short stories, and even one graphic novel, ''The City''. Some of his works have been adapted into other media, most notably ''The Rats'', which was adapted into the film ''Film/DeadlyEyes'' in 1982, and even into a 1985 computer game, titled… ''[[ShapedLikeItself The Rats]]'' for the UsefulNotes/Commodore64 and UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum.

James Herbert, OBE (8th April 1943 - 20th March 2013) was one of Britain’s most bestselling and prolific horror novelists. His stories are notable for their highly descriptive narratives and graphic depictions of sex, carnage, and destruction. His first book, ''The Rats'', was rejected by several publishers, but was finally published in 1974, and sold out within three weeks, despite (or because of) widespread criticism from reviewers for its graphic depictions of mutilation and death, some going as far to label it as social commentary about the government’s neglect of the post-war London suburbs and the underclasses as too extreme. At the time of his death, he had written 24 novels, several short stories, and even one graphic novel, ''The City''. Some of his works have been adapted into other media, most notably ''The Rats'', which was adapted into the film ''Film/DeadlyEyes'' in 1982, and even into a 1985 computer game, titled… ''[[ShapedLikeItself The Rats]]'' for the UsefulNotes/Commodore64 and UsefulNote/ZXSpectrum.

James Herbert, OBE (8th April 1943 - 20th March 2013) was one of Britain’s most bestselling and prolific horror novelists. His stories are notable for their highly descriptive narratives and graphic depictions of sex, carnage, and destruction. His first book, ''The Rats'', was rejected by several publishers, but was finally published in 1974, and sold out within three weeks, despite (or because of) widespread criticism from reviewers for its graphic depictions of mutilation and death, some going as far to label it as social commentary about the government’s neglect of the post-war London suburbs and the underclasses as too extreme. At the time of his death, he had written 24 novels, several short stories, and even one graphic novel, ''The City''. Some of his works have been adapted into other media, most notably ''The Rats'', which was adapted into the film ''Film/DeadlyEyes'' in 1982, and even into a 1985 computer game, titled… [[ShapedLikeItself ''The Rats'']] for the Commodore 64 and Sinclair Spectrum.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler: ''Shrine'' is centred around a little girl who is an apparent "faith healer", but who turns out to be possessed by the vengeful spirit of a [[NunTooHoly wicked nun]].]]

* MummiesAtTheDinnerTable

* ThoseWackyNazis: A huge conspiracy of these appear in ''The Spear'' as the main antagonists.
* TraumaCongaLine: ''Domain''. It starts off with [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill five nukes]] [[NukeEm being dropped on London]], then survivors being attacked and devoured alive in an underground rail tunnel by [[RodentsOfUnusualSize outsized, carnivorous mutant rats]], and [[FromBadToWorse that's just the first act]]. Not once do the characters get any genuine respite from all the horror.
* TwoBeingsOneBody: The mother rat from the ''The Rats'' has two heads.

* AnAstralProjectionNotaGhost: The plot of Nobody True.

* BadassNormal: Most of Herbert's heroes are these.
** EmpoweredBadassNormal
** BadassTeacher: Harris, the protagonist of ''The Rats'', and Childs of ''Moon''.

* ''Literature/{{Haunted 1988}}'' (1988)

James Herbert, OBE (8th April 1943 - 20th March 2013) was one of Britain’s most bestselling and prolific horror novelists. His stories are notable for their highly descriptive narratives and graphic depictions of sex, carnage, and destruction. His first book, ''The Rats'', was rejected by several publishers, but was finally published in 1974, and sold out within three weeks, despite (or because of) widespread criticism from reviewers for its graphic depictions of mutilation and death, some going as far to label it as social commentary about the government’s neglect of the post-war London suburbs and the underclasses as too extreme. At the time of his death, he had written 24 novels, several short stories, and even one graphic novel, ''The City''. Some of his works have been adapted into other media, most notably ''The Rats'', which was adapted into the film ''Deadly Eyes'' in 1982, and even into a 1985 computer game, titled… [[ShapedLikeItself ''The Rats'']] for the Commodore 64 and Sinclair Spectrum.

* ''The Secret of Crickley Hall (2006)''
* ''Ash (2013)''

* ''The City (1993)''

* ''By Horror Haunted (1992)''
* ''James Herbert's Dark Places (1993)''

* ''The Ghost Hunter (excerpt from ''Haunted'')

* FullFrontalAssault: Whenever this happens, it's usually {{Fan Disservice}}.

* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler: Thom Kindred from ''Once...'' is the son of a human male and a faerie woman.]]