Nazareth Hill: Gates of Hades

I had never read anything of Ramsey Campbell's before, so I had no idea how or what he wrote. I found this book, was interested in the synopsis, and that was that. I can say that I have never been so bored out of my mind by a book written in the horror genre in my whole life. The prose was hard to get into, and, if memory serves, the synopsis on the back of the book was far removed from the story I was reading. I gave the book up and lent it to a friend who also felt the same. Maybe his short stories are better?