The Golem of 2020 (The Universal Library)

Part of the Universal Library series of horror/comedy books inspired by classic horror films. The stories are set predominantly in the present day but with a classic feel, tongue-in-cheek delivery and many references to the original films and other horror movies for film fans to spot. You can read them in any order (although you may get more out of them by reading in sequence as characters do recur).London in 2020 is living under pandemic lockdown and the residents of tower blocks like McDowall House are particularly hard hit by the restrictions. But when care packages start appearing on doorsteps, the residents realise that they have a mysterious benefactor.When artist, Henrik, created the Golem, it was an art project to reflect and to champion the many unheard voices of London. But, as Nurse Emily Jennings discovers, the Golem has taken on an unexpected and literal life of its own. It exists to serve the people of McDowall House, to do what's best for them, but its methods are sometimes brutally direct. So is the Golem hero or villain? Angel or monster? Its up to Emily and retired detective, Clive Harrigan, to find out.But the Golem is not all they must face. Something more than Corona Virus stalks the empty streets of London; an ancient evil that had risen before in times such as these, and which brings nothing but death.

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