Sheep (novel)

Sheep

First edition
Author	Simon Maginn
Language	English
Genre	Horror
Publisher	Corgi
Publication date	1994
Publication place	United Kingdom
ISBN	978-0-552-14122-2
OCLC	30437492

Sheep is a horror novel by British author Simon Maginn, originally published in 1994 and reissued in 1997. It is now out of print. The book provided the basis for the 2005 film The Dark, although the plot changed drastically in the conversion from book to film. It was Maginn's debut novel.[1]

Plot

A young family moves to rural Wales to renovate a farmhouse and recover from the drowning death of their daughter, Ruthie. While there, the family witnesses a series of terrible mutilations of sheep by an unknown perpetrator.

Editions

• Paperback, Corgi, 1994. ISBN 0-552-14122-4
• Hardbound, Severn House, 1995. ISBN 0-7278-4829-1
• Paperback, White Wolf, 1997. ISBN 1-56504-910-1

References

1. C, Olly (8 October 2020). "Carry on Screaming - Sheep by Simon Maginn (1994) #BookReview". Sci-Fi & Scary. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

External links

• Sheep at FantasticFiction