"The Wise Friend is a lyrical and trippy build of the uncanny to a crescendo of the weird. No one writes horror like Ramsey Campbell, or transforms the mundane world in such strange, ghastly and wondrous ways. Still the most distinctive living voice in the field. The Poet Laureate of the supernatural in fiction."

– Adam Nevill

“The Wise Friend suggests more than shows. It is a slow-burning horror novel that hints at demonic activity without giving everything away until the very end.”

“Engaging, thrilling, and a horribly-addictive page-turning horror novel. The imagery will have lasting effects.”

– Grimdark Magazine

"Ramsey Campbell has already left nearly every other weird writer, past or present, in the dust; and this new novel only cements the lofty reputation he has achieved through a lifetime of stellar work."

– S.T. Joshi in DEAD RECKONINGS

“One of the century’s great literary exponents of the gothic and horrific”

“Good horror writers are quite rare, and Campbell is better than just good”

– Stephen King

“He is unsurpassed in the subtle manipulation of mood... You forget you’re just reading a story”

“An absolute master of modern horror. And a damn fine writer at that”

– Guillermo del Toro

“He writes of our deepest fears in a precise, clear prose that somehow manages to be beautiful and terrifying at the same time. He is a powerful, original writer, and you owe it to yourself to make his acquaintance”

“The undisputed master of the psychological horror novel”