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 Gateway to Hell - Dennis Wheatley
Newest Review: ... resourceful and convinced about his place in thw world. There is also a hint of sexual prowess, which though only a sense is ... more  ... definintely present whenever a woman enters the story.
In this novel, Rex has gone missing with many millions of Argentine gold, this sparks off a search for the man which leads to black power occultists, this is given the Wheatley treatment of a conservative white mans view on a left wing liberal black movement. Of course, the higher members of the black power movement are occultists as known by the Duc in a series of analytical chapters, in it he dissects the movement and shows the similarities to classi...more |
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Gateway to Hell - Dennis Wheatley: Not one of Wheatleys best (564 words)
by - written on 02/10/09 (Very useful, 18 readings)
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The Gateway to Hell was one of Wheatey last novels before his death and also the last to feature the Duc de Richleau his french aristocratic hero. This is a novel in the demonic possession period of Wheatley writing and has to be considered his worst of the set. The previous novels featuring the Duc in this context always have him and three (Simon, Richard and Rex) younger friends battling the forces of darkness, through his intellect and their fearlessness they always overcome the forces thrown against them. However, in this novel Wheatley changes the angle of the novel and uses one of the four as the focus of the demonic attack through his dishonest ... Read the complete review
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