Dennis Wheatley: The Haunting of Toby Jugg
As the idea for this blog came from a Dennis Wheatley project, it is only fitting that I start with a Dennis Wheatley novel. This was the first of his books that I ever read. I found a paperback of it along with another of his books, The Ka of Gifford Hillary , at a local chain used book shop. The name Dennis Wheatley jumped out at me, although I couldn't recall why I knew that name, so I picked up both books. When I looked inside the books, where there was a list of other Dennis Wheatley titles published by the same company, I began to understand why the name was familiar to me-- I saw the titles The Devil Rides Out and To the Devil-- a Daughter . I also realized that I had read his name in connection with the band Black Sabbath in articles citing his black magic novels as an influence on the band's lyrics. Many years later now, I have picked up and read a great number of his books. 1960s era paperback edition from Arrow, featuring some excellent co...