Apartment 16 by Adam Nevill - tense, unsettling horror

[@MiruMSO]

Such incredible graphic details about the 'history' of the apartment...

[@detritus666]

Last Days by Adam Nevill, is my favourite by him I think. Somehow, I've abandoned Apartment 16 a few times, and can never recall why.... which is terribly mysterious in itself lol....

[@StevenBolton-jq2wq]

Great review Olly. Adam Nevill is my favourite author. I recommend all his novels but the one that stays with me is The House of Small Shadows.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

He's very good. I read this about a decade back and it has stayed with me. 'The Ritual' is another of his I enjoyed. Very fine traditional Horror writing.

[@Joaquim.Oliveira]

I’d love to see you interviewing an author like Adam Cesare. He is a great guy .

[@ReallyRandomReads]

Adam Neville another great candidate for your first author interview 👀

[@igaelvahgelt9890]

Loved this book, this was my favourite book by him What happens freaked me out when i read i,amazing book Great review 🎉

[@elliyo4286]

I liked ´Cunning Folk´ but I really wanna read ´All the fiends of hell´ (also, that cover is amazing!!). I only found out about Adam Nevill from you, so thanks c:

[@upswingvintage2657]

You could not have sold this book more effectively to me. Sounds amazing. Cannot wait to read it.

[@SuperStrangSshadow]

Nice review. I've read three novels by him and liked two of them. And want to read more. He comes up with interesting plots.

[@happygoathorror]

Such a great book! I’d go as far as to say that Nevill is one of the best horror writers in the entire world 😂

[@brooklyndweller]

I remain in awe of "Last Days".

[@MaisieStirfry]

Thank you, Olly. I've been curious about this one, but I'm realizing Nevill's horror style is not exactly what I'm after. Maybe I'll borrow it from the library. I'm currently reading Nestlings by Nat Cassidy, which is also set in an apartment building and shares Rosemary's Baby vibes--I'm really enjoying that. Oh, and lastly, thank you for recommending Dark Matter by Michelle Paver! I just finished it and loved it. Hope your day is going well :)

[@CriminOllyBlog]

Glad you enjoyed Dark Matter! I have Nestlings and hope to read it soon. also just got an advance copy of Nat Cassidy’s new book which I’m really looking forward to

[@MaisieStirfry]

@@CriminOllyBlog Oh lucky you, that's exciting!

[@joshramirez7]

Sounds like a good one! Btw, your old camera setup still seems better to me after watching your last few videos. This seems darker with more shadows and less color popping.

[@shszady]

Just read "The Vessel" , a short 149 page spooky treat by Nevill: "The Ritual" is my favorite and the movie is awesome!

[@Kif_Lee]

@@shszady One of the best folk horrors I've seen ❤️

[@seagull8415]

The Reddening and Last are both great too.

[@PixieBrunerPoet]

Nevill is brilliant! He’s as disturbing and taut and quintessentially British as Joel Lane to me. Elegant slow burn horror!

[@inocanandrei6950]

Hello, just started reading the book after your review. Very atmospheric

[@CriminOllyBlog]

Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@billfreeman5914]

Sliver, also by Ira Levin, is another apartment/condo novel. I have fond memories of it but should mention that it doesn’t have a great rating on GR.

[@Rodriguezkuba80]

That was the first Nevill book i ever read 🙌🏻

[@holydissolution85]

I guess this will be the next Nevill for me, after I finish "All the Fiends..." So far, the scariest one was " Last Days" until I read " No one gets Out Alive " this summer. ( that one, from the very beggining, just unrelentigly keeps the fear pressure on )

[@cesarcarlos75]

This will be one of my early 2025 reads!

[@JohnSeney-t1i]

Hearing that something is Lovecraftian doesn't do anything for me. But hearing it is Lucio Fulci-like does 👍

[@inanimatecarbongod]

Fulci-esque, eh? OK, now I'm interested.

[@heidifogelberg3544]

I enjoyed this well enough - I liked the mood/tone of it, which felt to me like an upmarket version of a Ramsey Campbell. Something about RC in Belgravia just tickles me, and the pervasive FEEL of the book was very Campbell-esque. Otherwise, it was well-written, but I'm clearly not the proper demographic. I did still enjoy it, though. I liked the intricate plot and the basic narrative. Also, the aunt and uncle. I sort of wish I'd clicked with a main character more. But all my waffling boils down to "me" things. The book was solid.

[@eveythingthatsadam]

I know it's not the be all and end all but Goodreads gives this a fairly middle of the road review

[@عبدالمحسنالمرشدي-ش2ظ]

Thank you , Olly. Your KZbin channel is part of my routine. I have a question , can you tell me what techniques you using to read so many novel books ?

[@CriminOllyBlog]

Glad you're enjoying the chanel - I have a couple of videos on how to read more

[@عبدالمحسنالمرشدي-ش2ظ]

@ thank you very much

[@jay_poet]

I’ve only read No One Gets Out Alive and liked it for the most part though the ending fell flat for me. I’ve added this to my tbr and will hopefully get to his other books in 2025.

[@MiruMSO]

I looooved this book ❤ but i still would want to know more about the 'stuff' that is going on in the apartment... It can be another book/ novella about it...

[@CriminOllyBlog]

Agreed! There is so much to be explored

[@stephanieramos8401]

I just finished a book called Tender is The Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica... what a messed up book. You should check it out if you haven't yet! It's a dystopian horror book. EDIT: I see that you have read it! I'm going to watch your review on it now!

[@DDB168]

Well it's called Apartment 16, so it has to be the possession trope. I dont know how to spell possession. Does it really have 4 S's ? 🤭

[@aleidadiaz2261]

Have you ever read or watched the Sentinel?

[@CriminOllyBlog]

I have! I read it recently in fact

[@aleidadiaz2261]

@ did you enjoy it?

[@Kikilang60]

I like Olly's channel, but I stopped buying books. They are too expensive to throw away, and they take up too much space. American libraries don't stock British horror novels. So, where does that leave me,?