Journal Articles and Reviews

Amantia, A.M.B. Rev. of Ancient Images. Library Journal 114.9 (15 May 1989): 87.

Like most of Campbell's critics, mentions his subtlety and poetic style.

Anon. "Horrors."  Toronto Star (25 March 2007).

News article about the World Horror Convention in Toronto, 1997, that mentions Campbell's signing of his books.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Booklist 89 (1 Feb. 1993): 969.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Booklist 89 (1 Feb. 1993): 975.

Anon. Rev. of  Alone with the Horrors.  Book Watch 14 (March 1993): 8.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors. Locus 32 (Feb. 1994): 39.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Locus 32 (Feb. 1994): 75.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Wilson Library Bulletin 68 (March 1994): 102.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Publishers Weekly 251.22 (31 May 2004): 56.

A highly favorable review that remarks that these short stories are masterpieces of twentieth century horror fiction.  Notes Campbell's superb stylistic craftmanship.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors. Publishers Weekly 239.54 (14 Dec. 1992): 40.

Notes that Campbell produce far more chills by subtlety and style rather than blood and gore.  Does say that Campbell's tone is somewhat repetitive in the tales selected.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Science Fiction Chronicle 14 (April 1993): 34.

Anon. Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Small Press 11 (Summer 1993): 79.

Anon. Rev. of  Alone with the Horrors. Voice of Youth Advocates 16 (Aug. 1993): 160.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Booklist 85 (15 May 1989): 1607.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Book Reprint Bulletin 9 (Nov. 1990): 66.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Kirkus Reviews 57 (1 April 1989): 482.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images. Locus 22 (June 1989): 21.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Locus 25 (July 1990): 52.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Publishers Weekly 235 (28 April 1989): 66.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Washington Post Book World 19 (30 July 1989): 8.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Wilson Library Bulletin 64 (Nov. 1989): 98.

Anon. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Voice of Youth Advocates 13 (Feb. 1991): 388.

Anon. Rev. of Cold Print.  Fantasy Review 8 (June 1985): 17.

Anon. Rev. of Cold Print. Locus 32 (Feb. 1994): 75.

Anon. Rev. of Cold Print.  Publishers Weekly 227 (3 May 1985): 67.

Anon. Rev. of Cold Print.  Washington Post Book World 15 (26 May 1985): 10.

Anon. Rev. of Cold Print.  West Coast Review of Books 13.5 (1988): 23.

Anon. Rev. of The Count of Eleven. Kirkus Reviews 60 (15 April 1992): 479.

Anon. Rev. of The Count of Eleven. Locus 29 (July 1992): 47.

Anon. Rev. of The Count of Eleven. Publishers Weekly 239 (11 May 1992): 55.

Anon. Rev. of  The Count of Eleven.  Locus 31 (1 July 1993): 39.

Anon. Rev. of The Count of Eleven.  Rapport 17.1 (1992): 18.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Kirkus Reviews 50 (1 Jan. 1982): 19.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Kliatt 19 (Fall 1985): 20.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Library Journal 107 (15 Feb. 1982): 472.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Los Angeles Times Book Review, 6 June 1982, p.13.

Rev. of Dark Companions.  Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review, July 1982, p.20.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions. Voice of Youth Advocates 5 (Aug. 1982): 28.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Voice of Youth Advocates 8 (Oct. 1985): 283.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Publishers Weekly 221 (29 Jan. 1982): 58.

Anon. Rev. of Dark Companions.  Washington Post Book World 12 (25 April 1982): 9.

Anon. Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Entertainment Weekly 24 Oct. 2003, p. 112.

Anon. Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods. Booklist 100 (1 Sept. 2003): 73.

Anon. Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Kirkus Reviews 71.15 (1 Aug. 2003): 974.

Praises the novel for being typical Campbell for creating believable characters in unbelievable situations, and somehow drawing the reader into his world.

Anon. Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Library Journal 128 (15 Sept. 2003): 95.

Anon. Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Publishers Weekly 249.12 (25 March 2002): 47.

Says that all fans of Campbell will not want to miss this first limited edition of the novel.

Anon.  Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Publishers Weekly 250.36 (8 Sept. 2003): 60.

A favorable review of the first British edition.  Notes that Campbell is "in top form" here.

Anon. Rev. of Demons by Daylight.  Locus 25 (July 1990): 52.

Anon. Rev. of Demons by Daylight.  Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 45 (Dec. 1973): 39.

Anon. Rev. of Demons by Daylight.  Voice of Youth Advocates 13 (Dec. 1990): 328.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  British Book News, Nov. 1987, p. 775.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  Kirkus Reviews 44 (1 Aug. 1976): 860.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  Library Journal 101 (1 Nov. 1976): 2304.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  Library Journal 114.17 (15 Oct. 1989): 45.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  New York Times Book Review, 21 Nov. 1976, p. 68.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  Science Fiction Review 14 (Nov. 1985): 39.

Anon. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother. West Coast Review of Books 3 (Jan. 1977): 28.

Anon. Rev. of The Face That Must Die.  Kirkus Reviews 51 (1 Nov. 1983): 1136.

Anon. Rev. of The Face That Must Die.  Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 70 (May 1986): 46.

Anon. Rev. of The Face That Must Die.  Publishers Weekly 224 (28 October 1983): 59.

Anon. Rev. of The Face That Must Die.  Science Fiction Review 15 (Nov. 1986): 40.

Anon. Rev. of The Face That Must Die.  Washington Post Book World 13 (20 Nov. 1983): 12.

Tierney, Richard L.  Rev. of Far Away and Never.  Necrofile (Fall 1996): 7.

Anon. Rev. of Fine Frights.  Science Fiction Chronicle 10 (Jan. 1989): 45.

Anon. Rev. of Ghosts and Grisly Things.  Kirkus Reviews 68 (1 Sept. 2000): 1230.

Anon. Rev. of Ghosts and Grisly Things.  Publishers Weekly 247.39 (25 Sept. 2000): 92-93.

Notes that Campbell is still the master of the short horror tale and that he creates very effective horrors from the most unlikely of materials

Anon. Rev. of Ghosts and Grisly Things. Science Fiction Chronicle (Feb. 2001): 40.

Anon. Rev. of Ghosts and Grisly Things.  Voice of Youth Advocates 23 (Dec. 2000): 346.

Anon. Rev. of Ghosts and Grisly Things.  Washington Post Book World  30 (29 Oct. 2000): 6.

Anon. Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  Books in Canada 33.8 (Nov. 2004): 35.

Anon. Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  Center for Children's Books Bulletin 58.3 (Nov. 2004): 132.

Anon. Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  Library Media Connection 23.6 (March 2005): 63.

Anon. Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  Publishers Weekly 251.41 (11 Oct. 2004): 80.

Anon.  Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  Publishers Weekly 252.28 (18 July 2005): 189.

Anon. Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  School Library Journal 50.9 (Sept. 2004): 210.

Anon. Rev. of Gonna Roll the Bones.  Washington Post Book World 34.43 (24 Oct. 2004): 11.

Anon. Rev. of The Guide.  Locus 33 (Nov. 1994): 51.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Best Sellers 45 (Oct. 1986): 243.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon. Books (Nov. 1987): 26.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Books (July 1987): 13.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Kirkus Reviews 54 (15 May 1986): 733.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  New Statesman 113 (3 April 1987): 31.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon. Publishers Weekly 229 (30 May 1986): 56.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Publishers Weekly 231 (15 May 1987): 281.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon. Science Fiction Chronicle 9 (June 1988): 53.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Science Fiction Review 15 (Nov. 1986): 40.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Washington Post Book World 16 (24 Aug. 1986): 7.

Anon. Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  West Coast Review of Books 13.2 (1987): 31.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate.  Booklist 79 (Aug. 1983): 1421.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate.  BS 43 (Dec. 1983): 317.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate. Kirkus Reviews 51 (15 Aug. 1983): 894.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate. Kliatt 19 (Winter 1985): 18.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate.  Publishers Weekly 224 (26 Aug. 1983): 369.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate.  Science Fiction Review 14 (May 1985): 33.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate. West Coast Review of Books 10 (Jan. 1984): 39.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate.  Washington Post Book World 13 (20 Nov. 1983): 12.

Anon. Rev. of Incarnate.  Voice of Youth Advocates, April 1984, p. 28.

Anon. Rev. of The Influence.  Booklist 84 (1 Feb. 1988): 903.

Anon. Rev. of The Influence.  Kirkus Reviews 55 (1 Dec. 1987): 1636.

Anon. Rev. of The Influence.  New Statesman 115 (25 March 1988): 28.

Anon. Rev. of The Last Voice They Hear.  Booklist 94 (1June 1998): 1731.

Anon. Rev. of The Last Voice They Hear.  Kirkus Reviews 66 (1 May 1998): 599.

Anon. Rev. of The Last Voice They Hear.  Publishers Weekly 245.17 (27 April 1998): 43.

Regards the novel as rehashing Campbell's theme of the breakdown of the family and is thus quite predictable.

Anon. Rev. of The Long Lost.  Locus 34 (Jan. 1995): 47

Anon. Rev. of Meddling with Ghosts.  Ed. Ramsey Campbell.  School Librarian 49 (Winter 2001): 220.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Booklist 87 (15 Dec. 1990): 785.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Kirkus Reviews 58 (1 Dec. 1990): 1622.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun. Locus 26 (Feb. 1991): 43.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun. Locus (March 1991): 56.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Locus 27 (Dec. 1991): 51.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Locus 28 (Feb. 1992): 51.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  New Statesman 3 (7 Dec. 1990): 34.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Publishers Weekly 237 (21 Dec. 1990): 43.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Science Fiction Chronicle 13 (March 1992): 20

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Voice of Youth Advocates 14 (Aug. 1991): 177..

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  West Coast Review of Books 16.2 (1991): 26.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Booklist 78 (15 Oct. 1981): 286.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Kliatt 19 (Spring 1985): 6.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Kirkus Reviews 49 (15 Aug. 1981): 1018.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Library Journal 106 (1 Nov. 1981): 61.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Publishers Weekly 226 (21 Dec. 1984): 86.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Publishers Weekly, 6 July 1984, p. 63.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Publishers Weekly 220 (11 Sept. 1981): 61.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  Publishers Weekly 226 (5 July 1984): 63.

Anon. Rev. of The Nameless.  West Coast Review of Books 10 (Jan. 1984): 39.

Anon. Rev. of Nazareth Hill.  Kirkus Reviews 65 (15 April 1997): 570.

Anon. Rev. of Nazareth Hill.  Publishers Weekly 244.20 (19 May 1997): 67.

Praises the novel for its subtlety and for the influence of M.R. James. Campbell's best novel in recent years.

Anon. Rev. of Needing Ghosts.  Locus 25 (Nov. 1990): 25.

Anon. Rev. of New Terrors 1 & 2.  Science Fiction Chronicle.  7 (Dec. 1985): 43.

Anon. Rev. of New Terrors 1 & 2. Fantasy Review 8 (March 1985): 14.

Anon. Rev. of Obsession.  Booklist 81 (15 Jan. 1985): 10.

Anon. Rev. of Obsession.  Kirkus Reviews 53 (1 Jan. 1985): 5.

Anon. Rev. of Obsession.  Kliatt 20 (Spring 1986): 19.

Anon. Rev. of Obsession.  Publishers Weekly 228 (13 Dec. 1985): 52.

Anon. Rev. of Obsession.  Publishers Weekly 227 (8 Feb. 1985): 67.

Anon. Rev. of Obsession. West Coast Review of Books 11 (Sept. 1985): 30.

Anon. Rev. of The One Safe Place.  Books Magazine 9 (Jan. 1995): 16.

Anon. Rev. of The One Safe Place.  Kirkus Reviews 64 (1 June 1996): 762

Anon. Rev. of The One Safe Place.  Rapport 20 (1998): 20.

Anon. Rev. of The Overnight.  Kirkus Reviews 73.5 (1 Mar. 2005): 243.

Clever, humorous, and atmospheric horror novel.

Anon. Rev. of The Overnight. Publishers Weekly 250 (1 Dec. 2003): 45.

Notes the humor and horror that the novel conveys at once.

Anon. Rev. of The Overnight.  Publishers Weekly 252.11 (14 March 2005): 50.

Remarks that the novel is a tour de force and a sustained masterwork of atmosphere.

Anon. Rev. of Pact of the Fathers. Kirkus Reviews 69.18 (15 Sept. 2001): 1211.

Criticizes the overly melodramatic ending.

Anon. Rev. of Pact of the Fathers.  Publishers Weekly 248.46 (12 Nov. 2001): 42.

A favorable review of the novel that explores themes of sin, guilt, and transgression in relationships between fathers and children.

Anon. Rev. of Pact of the Fathers.  Voice of Youth Advocates 25 (April 2000): 38.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  BS 40 (Nov. 1980): 267.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Kirkus Reviews 48 (15 July 1980): 921.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Library Journal 105 (15 Oct. 1980): 2230.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite. Locus 23 (Nov. 1989): 53.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Publishers Weekly 218 (25 July 1980): 146.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Publishers Weekly 220 (31 July 1981): 55.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  School Library Journal 27 (Feb. 1981): 80.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Science Fiction Review 12 (Aug. 1983): 30.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Voice of Youth Advocates 13 (April 1990): 70.

Anon. Rev. of Ramsey Campbell, Probably. SF, F, and H Chronicle 25 (Feb. 2000): 64.

Anon. Rev. of Scared Stiff.  Kirkus Reviews 55 (1 March 1987): 322.

Anon. Rev. of Scared Stiff.  Kirkus Reviews 70.17 (1 Sept. 2002): 1248.

Notes the humorous elements in the stories, its kinky sex, and turn to horror.

Anon. Rev. of Scared Stiff. Publishers Weekly 231 (6 March 1987): 105.

Anon. Rev. of Scared Stiff.  Publishers Weekly 249 (4 Nov. 2002): 68.

Praises Campbell's depiction of the utter evil he invokes in these tales of sex and death.

Anon. Rev. of Scared Stiff.  Washington Post Book World 17 (28 June 1987): 322.

Anon. Rev. of Secret Story.  Publishers Weekly 253.21 (22 May 2006): 36.

"Campbell deftly laces the grim events with subtle insights on the author's responsibility to his characters."  A non-supernatural novel.

Anon. Rev. of Silent Children.  Booklist 96 (1 June 2000): 1852.

Anon. Rev. of Silent Children.  Kirkus Reviews (1 June 2000): 747.

Anon. Rev. of Silent Children.  Publishers Weekly 247.26 (26 June 2000): 55.

Praises this thriller as the best suspense novel Campbell has written in years.

Anon. Rev. of Silent Children.  Voice of Youth Advocates 23 (Dec. 2000): 346.

Anon. Rev. of Strange Things and Stranger Places.  Locus 33 (Nov. 1994): 51.

Anon.  Rev. of Strange Things and Stranger Places.  Washington Post Book World 23 (29 Aug. 1993): 9.

Anon. Rev. of Strange Things and Stranger Places. Kirkus Reviews 6 (1 May 1993): 545.

Anon. Rev. of Strange Things and Stranger Places.  Locus 31 (1 July 1993): 39.

Anon. Rev. of  Strange Things and Stranger Places.  School Library Journal.

Anon. Rev. of Told by the Dead.  Publishers Weekly 250.14 (7 April 2003): 50.

A very favorable review that comments on Campbell's style and atmosphere that makes his stories so gripping..

Anon.  "December Publications."  Rev. of The Overnight.  Publishers Weekly 250.48 (1 Dec. 2003): 45.

A brief notice of the first British edition of the novel.  Regarded as a must read for Campbell fans.

Anon. Rev. of Gathering the Bones. Ed. Campbell, Jack Dann, and Dennis Etchison.  Kirkus Reviews 71.12 (15 June 2003): 821.

Critical review that remarks the collection has "few chills."

Anon. Rev. of Gathering the Bones.  Ed. Campbell with Jack Dann and Dennis Etchison.  Publishers Weekly 250.25 (23 June 2003): 51.

Favorable review of this anthology, edited by Campbell with Jack Dann and Dennis Etchison.

Anon. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Voice of Youth Advocates 14 (Aug. 1991): 177.

Anon. Rev. of The Overnight.  Kirkus Reviews 73.5 (1 March 2005): 243.

Anon.  Rev. of The Overnight.  Publishers Weekly 252.11 (14 March 2005): 50.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite.  Publishers Weekly 218 (25 July 1980): 146.

Anon. Rev. of The Parasite. Publishers Weekly 220 (31 July 1981): 55.

Anon. Rev. of Ramsey Campbell, Probably.  Publishers Weekly  249.36 (9 Sept. 2002): 47.

A very favorable review that praises Campbell for his versatility, that ranges from grim humor to unspeakable horror.

Anon. "To Charles Fort, with Love."  Publishers Weekly 252.30 (1 Aug. 2005): 48-49.

Rev. of Caitlin Kiernan's collection that mentions Campbell's afterword.

Rev. of Twilight Tales from Merseyside.  Science Fiction Chronicle 16 (Aug. 1995): 47.

Audio book.

Anon. Rev. of Two Obscure Tales.  Locus 30 (April 1993): 21.

Anon. Rev. of Two Obscure Tales.  Science Fiction Chronicle 14 (July 1993): 34.

Anon. "Virgin Takes a Trip to the Dark."  Bookseller 4 Jan. 2008, p. 9.

Anon. Rev. of Waking Nightmares.  Locus 27 (Dec. 1991): 51.

Anon. Rev. of Waking Nightmares.  Voice of Youth Advocates 15 (April 1992): 41.

Bannon, Barbara A.  Rev. of Incarnate.  Publishers Weekly 224 (26 Aug. 1983): 369.

Bannon, Barbara A. Rev. of The Nameless.  Publishers Weekly 220 (11 Sept. 1981): 61.

Bleiler, E.F. "A Well-Imagined Horror Story."  Rev. of Obsession.  Fantasy Review  (April 1985): 17.

Comments that the novel is a variant of W.W. Jacobs's "The Monkey's Paw."  It is about fate and consequences.  "All in all, a good horror story."

Block, Marylaine.  Rev. of The Count of Eleven.  Library Journal  117.10 (1 June 1992): 172.

Remarks that the novel will be a diversion for Campbell's readers; it should be in all public libraries.

Block, Marylaine.  Rev. of The Influence.   Library Journal 113.3 (1 Feb.1988): 75.

Brinkley, Kristine. Rev. of Scared Stiff.  Booklist 99 (15 Nov. 2002): 583.

Presents "steamy sexual encounters" which "end badly."

Budrys, Algis.  Rev. of The Face That Must Die.  The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 70 (May 1986): 46.

Cannon, Peter, and Jeff Zaleski.  "December Publications."  Publishers Weekly 250.48 (1 Dec. 2003): 45.

An omnibus review that briefly notes that Cambell's The Overnight in its first limited edition will be much sought after.

Cannon, Peter, and Jeff Zaleski.  Rev. of Ramsey Campbell, Probably.  Publishers Weekly 249.36 (9 Sept. 2002): 1.

Notes that in this collection of essays by Campbell, he displays his erudition and insight on horror fiction and film as well as life in general.

Cannon, Peter, and Jeff Zaleski.  Rev. of Told by the Dead.  Publishers Weekly 250.14 (7 April 2003): 1.

Regards the short story collection as a masterpiece.  Readers will have a rich and powerful experience.

Cassada, Jackie.  Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Library Journal 128.15 (15 Sept. 2003): 95.

Brief notice that praises Campbell's prose style and atmosphere.  Should belong in any horror collection.

Cassada, Jackie.  Rev. of The Overnight.  Library Journal 130.7 (15 April 2005): 78.

Praises Campbell's ability to bring horror into everyday life.

Cassada, Jackie.  "Corpse Blossoms."  Library Journal 130.17 (15 Oct. 2005): 50.

Review of this anthology that mentions Campbell's short story "Skeleton Woods."

Frenschkowski, Marco.  "'Alles is Ufer. Ewig ruft das Meer':  Maritime Symbolik in zwei Ersahlungen von R.H. Barlow und Ramsey Campbell."  Quarber Merker 33.2 (No. 84) (Dec. 1995): 48-59.

Fretts, Bruce.  Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2003, p. 112.

Notes the effective use of the woods setting in the novel.  Does, however, that Campbell utilizes excessive verbiage.

Gordon, Joan.  "ICFA 2003."  Science Fiction Studies 30.2 (July 2003): 2.

A short article about Campbell's participation in the 2003 International Conference for the Fantastic in the Arts.

Greenland, Colin. Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  Times Literary Supplement, 12 Feb. 1988, p. 172.

Hand, Elizabeth.  "Parasites Like Us."  Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction 106.3 (2003-2004): 34-37.

Hays, Carl.  Rev. of The Grin of the Dark.  Booklist 103.23 (15 Feb. 2007): 44.

A highly complimentary review that notes that the novel is very British.  In its convoluted plot and characterizations it is one of Campbell's best efforts.

Hemesath, James B.  Rev. of Dark Companions.  Library Journal 107.4 (15 Feb. 1982): 472.

Hemesath, James B.  Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Library Journal 111.12 (1 July 1986): 105-06.

Criticizes the novel for "being too long for the story it has to tell."

Hemesath, James B. Rev. of The Parasite.  Library Journal 105.18 (15 Oct. 1980): 2230.

Huge, Carol R. Rev. of The Nameless.  Library Journal 106.19 (1 Nov. 1981): 2152.

Says "there is  nothing to recommend in this novel."

Huntley, Kristine.  Rev. of Scared Stiff.  Booklist 99.6 (15 Nov. 2002):  583.

Many remarks about the steamy and frightening sexuality Campbell's characters experience. 
The collection adds three new stories to this volume, originally printed in hardcover in the 1980's.

Johnson, Eric W.  Rev. of The Long Lost.  Library Journal 119.17 (15 Oct. 1994): 86.

Praises Campbell for his blending of realism and the supernatural.

Johnson, Eric W.  Rev. of Obsession.  Library Journal 110 (15 Feb. 1985): 179.

A very favorable review that mentions Campbell's subtlety and prose style.

Joshi, S.T.  "Ramsey Campbell:  The Fiction of Paranoia."  Studies in Weird Fiction  17  (Summer 1995): 22-33.

Campbell often writes about the urban landscape, but "It is not the urban landscape itself, but its effect upon those who dwell in it, that makes Campbell's work so dispiriting;  it is scarcely to be wondered that his dominant theme is paranoia, for what else could emerge from a realm that crushes people and their dreams under the grind of metal and filth and crime?"

Joshi, S.T. . Rev. of The House on Nazareth Hill and The One Safe Place.   Necrofile (Winter 1997): 3.

Remarks in this long review that each of Campbell's novels yield something original and unique.

Joshi, S.T.  "Survey of Four Decades of Ramsey Campbell."  Extrapolation 44.4 (Winter 2003): 420-25.

A short survey of Campbell's entire work with special emphasis on Told by the Dead and The Darkest Part of the Woods.

Kermode, Mark.  "Ghoul School."  Sight and Sound 3.6 (June 1993): 10-12.

An article on the horror film in which Campbell discusses his views.

King, Stephen.  "Comments on Ramsey Campbell's The Doll Who Ate His Mother."  Whispers 3 (Oct. 1978): 63-4.

Klausner, Harriet. Rev. of The Overnight.  Midwest Book Review Bookwatch (May 2005).

Klein, T.E.D.  "Ramsey Campbell:  An Appreciation." Nyctalops 13 (1977): 19-25.

Discusses Campbell's emergence from the Lovecraftian pastiche and his finding his own voice.  Notes the paranoia of his characters and the way that such horrible things happen to the most everyday people.

Lane, Joel.  "'Negatives in Print': The Novels of Ramsey Campbell."  Foundation 36 (Summer 1986):  35-45.

Campbell is, "like Lovecraft, to conceive of the supernatural in terms of a visual revelation.  Indeed, a preoccupation with visual imagery (and reactions to it) is responsible for so much of the effect of the novels that reading to find out 'what happens' can be quite frustrating."  Campbell's work is very cinematic:  "The visual elements are often described as they were being experienced as film."

La Faille, Gene.  Rev. of Alone with the Horrors.  Wilson Library Bulletin 68.7 (March 1994): 102.

An omnibus review of several horror writers that mentions Campbell's noteworthy collection.

La Faille, Gene.  Rev. of Ancient Images.  Wilson Library Bulletin 64 (Nov. 1989): 98.

Larson, John.  Rev. of Midnight Sun.  School Library Journal 37.8 (Aug. 1991): 209.

Compliments Campbell for avoiding the gore of recent horror novels and says that Campbell's language is very poetic.

Latham, Rob.  "Parade of Absurdities." Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Fantasy Review 9.7 (July-Aug. 1988): 22, 24.

A very negative review of the novel that notes that Campbell's earlier novels were better.  He feels that this work has none of the power of some of the short stories--Campbell is at his best in the short story form.

Locklin, Gerald.  Rev. of Dark Companions.  Studies in Short Fiction 19.4 (Fall 1982): 389-99.

Campbell writes horror stories from his own viscera.  He writes by compulsion.

Massey, Diane.  "My Favourite Room:  Ramsey Campbell."  Daily Post (Liverpool), 11/3/2001.

An interesting article about Campbell's writing room on the bank of the Mersey.  He remarks that he likes the room as it looks out over "the moods of the river."

McCoy, W. Keith.  Rev. of Incarnate.  Library Journal 108.15 (1 Sept. 1983): 1719.

An unfavorable review that says the novel is not very convincing.

McNaughton, Brian.. Rev. of Ghosts and Grisly Things.  Necrofile (Spring 1999): 3.

A very praiseworthy review of the collection that notes the influence of Fritz Leiber.

Moore, Robert C.  Rev. of The One Safe Place.  Library Journal 121.12 (1 July 1996): 154.

Praises this suspense thriller for its irony and the elements of cultural criticism that Campbell weaves into the story line.

Morrison, Michael A.  "Always Comes Eveningstar."  Rev. of Medusa.  Fantasy Review  10.4 (May 1987): 38.

Remarks that this science fiction horror novel is unique for Campbell.  But "noteworthy about Medusa is its warmth, sensitivity, and compassion."

Morrison, Michael A.  "Contemporary Dreamprobes."  Rev. of New Terrors 1 and 2.  Fantasy Review 8.3 (March 1985): 1984.

A review of these anthologies that Campbell edited.  Notes that most of the stories "are literary in the finest sense of the word."  Remarks that only a few stories to not measure up to the overall quality.

Morrison, Michael A. "The Form of Things Unknown: Metaphysical and Domestic Horror in Ramsey Campbell's Incarnate and Night of the Claw." Studies in Weird Fiction 6 (Fall 1989): 3-9.

Studies the novels Incarnate and Night of the Claw and concludes that Campbell's horrors, both supernatural and realistic making them "stand within and outside of his chosen genre, reviving conventional devices and motifs within matrices of vividly rendered non-supernatural subtexts that are at least as horrific as his more cosmic terrors."

Morrison, Michael A. Rev. of  Cold Print and Obsession.  Washington Post Book World 108 (26 May 1985): 10.

Morrison, Michael.  "Uneasy Blend." Rev. of Slow.  Fantasy Review 9.9 (Oct. 1986): 20-21.

Feels that this 1985 short story does not succeed. It is "an uneasy blendof the dread of inner space and the wonder of outer space."

Newman, Kim.  Rev. of Cold Print.  New Statesman 115.2974 (25 Marck 1988): 28.

Newman, Kim.  Rev. of Dark Feasts.  New Statesman 115.2974 (25 March 1988): 28.

Newman, Kim.  Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  New Statesman 113 (3 April 1987): 31.

Newman, Kim.  Rev. of The Influence.  New Statesman 115.2974 (25 March 1988): 28.

Newman, Kim.  Rev. of Night Visions. New Statesman 115.2974 (25 March 1988): 28.

This book contains several stories by Campbell.

Noel, John.  Rev. of Nazareth Hill.  Library Journal 122.9 (15 May 1997): 98.

Complimentary review that praises the novel for its subtlety and gripping horror.

Pascal, Sylvia.  Rev. of The Parasite. School Library Journal 27.6 (Feb. 1981): 80.

Pitt, David.  Rev. of The Last Voice They Hear.  Booklist 94.19-30 (1 June 1998): 1731.

Says that this is not one of Campbell's novels because of the subplots and twists and turns in the action, but feels that Campbell fans should certainly read it.

Pitt, David.  Rev. of Silent Children.  Booklist  96.19/20 (1 June 2000): 1731.

Remarks that while the premise is overused in horror fiction, Campbell's prose style and characterization raise the novel above other horror novels.

Pratt, Tim.  Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Locus (Oct. 2002): 54-55.

Campbell evokes "a sense of disquiet which begins on the first page" and "never falters, but grows ever more complex and disturbing."

Price, Robert M. "H.P. Lovecraft: Prophet of Humanism."  The Humanist 61.4 (July 2001): 26.

Mentions Lovecraft's influence on Campbell's humanist themes.

Rawlinson, Nora. Rev. of Ancient Images.  Library Journal 114.4 (1 March 1989): 64.

Notes that reader's will anxiously await this novel from the award-winning Campbell.

Schroeder, Regina.  Rev. of The Darkest Part of the Woods.  Booklist  100.1 (1 Sept. 2003): 60.

Notes that the novel is a "satisfyingly nasty little mood piece."

Sheehan, Bill.  "Science Fiction and Fantasy: You Can Take the Past with You in these Futuristic Tales."  Rev. of The Overnight.  Washington Post Book World 35.23 (12 June 2005): 13.

An omnibus review that comments on The Overnight.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of Ancient Images.  Publishers Weekly 235.17 (28 April 1989): 66.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of Best New Horror.  Ed. Ramsey Campbell with Stephen Jones. Publishers Weekly 237.42 (19 Oct. 1990): 48.

A brief review of this anthology, co-edited by Campbell.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of The Count of Eleven.  Publishers Weekly 239.22 (11 May 1992): 55.

Regards the novel as "plodding" and "predictable."

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of The Hungry Moon.  Publishers Weekly 229 (30 May 1986): 56.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of The Influence.  Publishers Weekly 233.2 (15 Jan. 1998):  77.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of The Long Lost.  Publishers Weekly 241.37 (12 Sept. 1994): 84.

Remarks about the real horrors in the novel, that overshadow the supernatural one

Steinberg, Sybil. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  Publishers Weekly 237.51 (21 Dec. 1990): 43.

A very favorable review that praises Campbell's poetic style

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of The One Safe Place.  Publishers Weekly 243.27 (1 July 1996): 42.

Campbell draws vivid portraits of the characters, who experience horror worse than any supernatural  one.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of Scared Stiff. Publishers Weekly 231 (6 March 1987): 105.

Steinberg, Sybil.  Rev. of Strange Things and Stranger Places.  Publishers Weekly 240.18 (32 May 1993): 294.

Swanson, Elliot. Rev. of Best New Horror 4. Ed. Campbell and Stephen Jones.  Booklist 90.4 (15 Oct. 1993): 417.

Review of anthology co-edited by Cazmpbell.

Tierney, Richard L.  Rev. of Far Away and Never.  Necrofile (Fall 1996): 7-10.

Remarks that Campbell's foray into the sword and sorcery genre. This omnibus review also includes a note about the introduction to a Robert E. Howard book.

Veit, Henri C.  Rev. of The Doll Who Ate His Mother.  Library Journal 101.19 (1 Nov. 1976): 2304.

Praises this first novel by Campbell, saying that it is fascinating.

Williams, Ian.  "From Spook City."  New Statesman 114 (25 Sept. 1987): 40-45.

Winter, Douglas E. "The Long and Short of Ramsey Campbell."  Rev. of The Face That Must Die and Incarnate.  Fantasy Review (March 1984): 28.

As has been the case with a number of critics, asserts Campbell's skill in the short story form, but remarks that these two novels mark new territory for Campbell.  Praises Incarnate in particular.

Young, Elizabeth J. Rev. of Midnight Sun.  New Statesman and Society 3.130 (7 Dec. 1990): 34.