Then again, it’s “The Terminator” – who hasn’t watched this film at least once? Needless to say, this review may contain some SPOILERS. So, let’s take a look at “The Terminator”. Regardless of the reason, this novel is something of a rare and obscure out-of-print curio.

But, according to one website I found, there were actually two separate novelisations of “The Terminator” published on either side of the pond ( with the US novelisation being written by Randall Frakes and Bill Wisher instead). However, when I did some quick internet research before preparing this review, I couldn’t find any references to anything like this. I vaguely remember reading somewhere that there was some kind of issue with the rights to this novel and that it was withdrawn from sale a while after publication.

The book itself also has a rather interesting – if hazy and confusing – history too. So, yes, this is technically the very first Shaun Hutson novel I ever read 🙂 At the time, I didn’t pay much attention to who wrote it, and it was only after I became a Shaun Hutson fan at least several months later ( when I happened to find a copy of “Assassin” on a market stall in Stafford) that I finally noticed that “The Terminator” was also a Shaun Hutson novel too. If I remember rightly, I found this book in a charity shop when I was about twelve or thirteen and really enjoyed it. I am, of course, talking about Shaun Hutson’s 1984 novelisation of James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd’s classic sci-fi thriller film “The Terminator”. His work is particularly popular in prison libraries.Well, although I’ll probably take another break from reading books, I thought that I’d take a look at one that I have been meaning to re-read for absolutely ages. He has appeared on stage with heavy-metal rock band Iron Maiden 13 times and received death threats on a number of occasions due to his work.

He has lectured to the Oxford Students Union. Reformed alcoholic, Shaun was diagnosed by a psychiatrist as having mildly psychotic tendencies. Hobbies include cinema, rock music and slumping in front of the TV. At one time, Shaun Hutson was published under no fewer than six pseudonyms, writing everything from Westerns to non-fiction. Having made his name as a horror author with bestsellers such as SPAWN, EREBUS, RELICS and DEATHDAY. He has since written over 30 bestselling novels as well as writing for radio, magazines and television. After being expelled from school, he worked at many jobs, including a cinema doorman, a barman, and a shop assistant - all of which he was sacked from - before becoming a professional author in 1983. Born and brought up in Hertfordshire, Shaun Hutson now lives and writes in Buckinghamshire where he has lived since 1986.

The Terminator by Shaun Hutson