Hellbane

by Anthony Esler

In the year 1613 Nicholas Hellbane, the most feared devil-hunter of a dark diabolical age, rode into a tiny village to pit himself against Alys, devil's daughter, succubus, sex witch. He must first exorcise the fiend within himself!

Genres: Horror, Witches

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 3 out of 5]

The brief little bio about this book gave the impression that it was a fictional story about the main character performing an exorcism on himself.... not the case. Therefore, I was a bit surprised with how the story played out. It's based more about witch trials, and how Hellbane, the main character, deals with the obstacles he faces from the people in the city of Tartams Cross. Not a bad book, if you're looking for a time passer.

[Greg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Descriptively written bit of Witchfinder lore that flashed through British cinemas in the late ‘60s, early ‘70s. Nothing here you won’t see in Witchfinder General or Mark of the Devil, but the setting is fun and echoes the Hammer formula of the era. Main character is a confused mess of motivations whose heart grows three sizes times two in the finale for no real reason. But it’s a rare enough genre in literature to be enjoyable anyway.

[Moriah]

Have it, have read some of it and so far it is as interesting as its name.