Hicky Knocky

Mother Nature now yearns for a great chunk of humanity to be annihilated. Only then can she reclaim her majesty and balance.This is the nightmare logic of Hicky Knocky, a poltergeist who views people as a cancer on the earth and instills a share house with its misanthropy. As soon as Lee moves in, he experiences the menacing trances and hallucinations that grip the household. Lee decides to restore his peace of mind, but not even his purification ritual of burning the house down abates Hicky.“Philosophy as trashy horror. Pulp thriller as social criticism. Hicky Knocky, the imaginative debut novel for local writer Glenn Cannon introduces Australian readers to a new brand of eco-horror.” Theron Loris Polynation magazine“Glenn Cannon is not writing for the faint of heart here, or those after a quick summer read, Hicky Knocky is an intense book that strives to raise itself out of the swamp of indifferent dark genre titles. “…Cannon does a remarkable job of summoning madness in his prose … This isn't possession in terms of say William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist, this is more subtle with the possessed person's own personality being taken to extremes. It's a solid approach that in its subtlety is perhaps more chilling than Blatty's out and out assault on the Reader … a strong progression that has the Reader hooked from the first page right through to the final paragraph .” .” Jeff Ritchie Scaryminds ‘Intriguing … engrossing from start to finish.’ Elizabeth Howatt-Jackman Top Cat Media ‘The author takes you on a crazy and frightening journey where your adrenaline never stops.’ Wendy O’Hanlon Acres Australia

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