--- product_id: 2105319 title: "Sam (Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe))" price: "£15.19" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 10 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2105319-sam-damienverse-shared-horror-universe store_origin: GB region: Great Britain --- # Sam (Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe)) **Price:** £15.19 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sam (Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe)) - **How much does it cost?** £15.19 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2105319-sam-damienverse-shared-horror-universe) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Sam (Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe)) [Wright, Iain Rob] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Sam (Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe)) Review: Edge of your seat horror - Sam is a disturbed little boy and running out of options his mother summons the help of an ex priest and a ghost hunter to hopefully help him. This is a great horror book with many twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the very end. I like that there is a mix of short and longer chapters but none of the chapters are so long that I lose interest or have my mind start to wander. There is great character growth with some of the characters and many of the characters have interesting backgrounds that we get to learn about. Highly recommend Sam for those in to supernatural horror and I can’t wait to read more from this author! Review: 3 1/2 Star effort that's worth the time if you like a good chiller - I worked my way through this novel over the course of a couple of evenings and I came away with some mixed emotions. The novel itself reads like a mashup of The Omen and The Exorcist. Fright-wise, it falls somewhere between the two tales. I remember when The Omen first came out and at the time it was fairly scary. Compared to what hits the multiplexes nowadays however, I can't imagine anyone managing to stay awake until the credits roll. In fact, it's hard to believe the movie spawned so many sequels! The good news is, "Sam" is light years better than "The Omen." It has bigger and more suspensful fright sequences for one thing. For another, Iain Rob Wright has the panache to create characters that are built on shades of grey. No, not 50 SHADES! This is horror, not a thinly-veiled fan-fiction sex fantasy! What I mean is that the characters that populate this book are more like real people than one usually finds in the horror genre. They are texturally defined and somewhat nuanced. There are no stereotypical hottie college cheerleaders lining up to get killed moments after taking a drink or allowing some jock to get to second base. No one in this story is either completely good or completely evil; utterly smart or totally stupid. I'm not big on spoilers, so I won't get into specifics. Suffice it to say that it was pleasant to read about people that struggle with their own morality rather than having a perfect black-or-white perspective. These are people with very real limitations and in differing ways, each is forced to step up and be tested, often with mixed results. On the negative side, any time an author treads the dark and haunted trail blazed by William Peter Blatty, comparison to "The Exorcist" is all but unavoidable. The book is a masterpiece and, just as all children's fantasy will forever be compared to a wizard in a certain Emerald City, all books about demonic possession will be measured against the tale of young Regan and Father Merin. If you doubt me, read some reviews of the Harry Potter books and see how often L. Frank Baum's, "The Wizard of Oz" books are brought up. When comparing "Sam" to "The Exorcist," the bar is set very high indeed and "Sam" doesn't quite measure up. In fairness, it will likely be decades before another novel equals or surpasses that lofty mark. It's more reasonable to keep expectations within a different set of guidelines. Is this book scary? The answer there is a qualified yes, in my opinion. One common trapping in modern horror is to confuse fear with gore. I'm one of those people that isn't bothered by blood and guts, but even Spinal Tap's Nigel Tuffnel knows you don't spend the entire show with the amp up to "eleven." It's there when you need it because sometimes it's good to go "one louder." If a book or movie goes for the grossout shock every time, it quickly becomes redundant and boring. One of the things that made Blatty's book such a classic was that it did such a great job blending small little shivers up the spine in with the occasional pulse-pounding events. Mr. Wright isn't quite as adept yet in that department. It isn't that the book contains more gristle and guts than a Chicago slaughterhouse. In fact, compared to a lot of contemporary horror books, "Sam" is a bit on the tame side. It's more that once the story reaches the first big crescendo moment it feels like it's pedal to the medal from that point forward. It makes the story feel a bit lopsided - as if the first third exists for the purposes of character development and to set the atmosphere and the remainder is crammed with as many set action pieces as the author could cram into the pages. Also, there are several places where liberties are unnecessarily taken with the scriptures to include concepts from apochryphal or Gnostic texts. Truly great horror stories are surprisingly rare and because of that I tend to hold horror novelists to a high standard. I know I'm tougher than many readers in that sense, so your mileage may vary. Either way, "Sam" is good enough that it held my interest and then some. It also left me eager to dive into more of Iain Rob Wright's writing and that doesn't happen very often for me. I also visited the author's blog site and learned that Mr. Wright greatly enjoys hearing from his readers. Since becoming disabled recently, I've spent a lot of time reading as well as researching for my own writing efforts. I'm glad I took the time to read "Sam" because it not only made for a decent (although slightly flawed) read, it introduced me to a new author possessing all the tools necessary to be an extraordinary writer. I can't wait to find out what places his mind will take us to next. I also can't wait to meet some more of the well-developed and interesting people that will populate said places. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,722,924 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,337 in Horror Occult & Supernatural | | Book 3 of 4 | Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars (3,316) | | Dimensions | 6 x 0.53 x 9 inches | | ISBN-10 | 1478272961 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1478272960 | | Item Weight | 11.4 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 235 pages | | Publication date | September 17, 2012 | | Publisher | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform | ## Images ![Sam (Damienverse (Shared Horror Universe)) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Q6-D05BxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Edge of your seat horror *by K***N on October 8, 2025* Sam is a disturbed little boy and running out of options his mother summons the help of an ex priest and a ghost hunter to hopefully help him. This is a great horror book with many twists and turns that will leave you guessing until the very end. I like that there is a mix of short and longer chapters but none of the chapters are so long that I lose interest or have my mind start to wander. There is great character growth with some of the characters and many of the characters have interesting backgrounds that we get to learn about. Highly recommend Sam for those in to supernatural horror and I can’t wait to read more from this author! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 3 1/2 Star effort that's worth the time if you like a good chiller *by B***R on November 19, 2012* I worked my way through this novel over the course of a couple of evenings and I came away with some mixed emotions. The novel itself reads like a mashup of The Omen and The Exorcist. Fright-wise, it falls somewhere between the two tales. I remember when The Omen first came out and at the time it was fairly scary. Compared to what hits the multiplexes nowadays however, I can't imagine anyone managing to stay awake until the credits roll. In fact, it's hard to believe the movie spawned so many sequels! The good news is, "Sam" is light years better than "The Omen." It has bigger and more suspensful fright sequences for one thing. For another, Iain Rob Wright has the panache to create characters that are built on shades of grey. No, not 50 SHADES! This is horror, not a thinly-veiled fan-fiction sex fantasy! What I mean is that the characters that populate this book are more like real people than one usually finds in the horror genre. They are texturally defined and somewhat nuanced. There are no stereotypical hottie college cheerleaders lining up to get killed moments after taking a drink or allowing some jock to get to second base. No one in this story is either completely good or completely evil; utterly smart or totally stupid. I'm not big on spoilers, so I won't get into specifics. Suffice it to say that it was pleasant to read about people that struggle with their own morality rather than having a perfect black-or-white perspective. These are people with very real limitations and in differing ways, each is forced to step up and be tested, often with mixed results. On the negative side, any time an author treads the dark and haunted trail blazed by William Peter Blatty, comparison to "The Exorcist" is all but unavoidable. The book is a masterpiece and, just as all children's fantasy will forever be compared to a wizard in a certain Emerald City, all books about demonic possession will be measured against the tale of young Regan and Father Merin. If you doubt me, read some reviews of the Harry Potter books and see how often L. Frank Baum's, "The Wizard of Oz" books are brought up. When comparing "Sam" to "The Exorcist," the bar is set very high indeed and "Sam" doesn't quite measure up. In fairness, it will likely be decades before another novel equals or surpasses that lofty mark. It's more reasonable to keep expectations within a different set of guidelines. Is this book scary? The answer there is a qualified yes, in my opinion. One common trapping in modern horror is to confuse fear with gore. I'm one of those people that isn't bothered by blood and guts, but even Spinal Tap's Nigel Tuffnel knows you don't spend the entire show with the amp up to "eleven." It's there when you need it because sometimes it's good to go "one louder." If a book or movie goes for the grossout shock every time, it quickly becomes redundant and boring. One of the things that made Blatty's book such a classic was that it did such a great job blending small little shivers up the spine in with the occasional pulse-pounding events. Mr. Wright isn't quite as adept yet in that department. It isn't that the book contains more gristle and guts than a Chicago slaughterhouse. In fact, compared to a lot of contemporary horror books, "Sam" is a bit on the tame side. It's more that once the story reaches the first big crescendo moment it feels like it's pedal to the medal from that point forward. It makes the story feel a bit lopsided - as if the first third exists for the purposes of character development and to set the atmosphere and the remainder is crammed with as many set action pieces as the author could cram into the pages. Also, there are several places where liberties are unnecessarily taken with the scriptures to include concepts from apochryphal or Gnostic texts. Truly great horror stories are surprisingly rare and because of that I tend to hold horror novelists to a high standard. I know I'm tougher than many readers in that sense, so your mileage may vary. Either way, "Sam" is good enough that it held my interest and then some. It also left me eager to dive into more of Iain Rob Wright's writing and that doesn't happen very often for me. I also visited the author's blog site and learned that Mr. Wright greatly enjoys hearing from his readers. Since becoming disabled recently, I've spent a lot of time reading as well as researching for my own writing efforts. I'm glad I took the time to read "Sam" because it not only made for a decent (although slightly flawed) read, it introduced me to a new author possessing all the tools necessary to be an extraordinary writer. I can't wait to find out what places his mind will take us to next. I also can't wait to meet some more of the well-developed and interesting people that will populate said places. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Just OK *by I***S on December 12, 2012* I bought this book because it was .99 cents and the Exorcist scared me to death. This book, however, will not scare you at all. It's a little creepy but you can tell the setting is (again) in England. They put a lot of books on Amazon written or set in England. I'm not sure when it was written but it seems dated. There was a very small twist at the end that I wasn't expecting but by that time I could have cared less. Also, as you'd expect, there is some religion with one of the main characters being a female priest. Overall, it's a quick read or a good story to get you sleepy. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2105319-sam-damienverse-shared-horror-universe](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/2105319-sam-damienverse-shared-horror-universe) --- *Product available on Desertcart Great Britain* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-01*