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Another example of 'Madness walks among us'. Earthy and real. I read it in 2 days
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1965,summer, teenagers,Ray,Tim and Jennifer wer hanging out at the campgrounds, drinking. Then they saw what Ray did to 2 girls in a near-by camp. 4 years later, Ray thinks he got away with it and Tim and Jennifer think the worst is over. Not if one cop has his way. the worst is yet to come.
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I realy liked this book. it was very well written, the characters are like people i see in my home town every day, ha ha. the ending was very different from the usual bad guy gets his and everybody lives happily ever after stuff. I haven't seen the movie but i have a feeling i'll like the book better. i look foward to reading more from Jack Ketchum.
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Jack Ketcham is excellent!This book will leave a impression on you.I read this many years ago and I still can't quit thinking about it1
Jack Ketchum is an awesome horror writer!
"The Lost" is another Jack Ketchem's meteor that lights up the sky in the psychological/horror/suspense genre. For those who seek a writer who brings terror and suspense to this genre, he's one of the best and he delivers with a shuttering impact. His 'The Girl Next Door' brought horror to a new light and this story breaks the sound barrier as we follow Ray Pye a young psychopath whose senseless killing of two young girls in the past haunts a small town, but more is coming as detective Schilling pursues that unsolved case with his intense eye on Ray Pye. Pye is a manipulator who takes control of those he selects as friends. He controls them and uses them for his own needs. And they come to fear him, not challenging his demands. But with pressure from Det. Schilling and his intense investigation, Pye becomes more deranged in his obsessive desires. As Det. Schilling ups the pressure, Ray Pye becomes more intense in his control. An ending that brings psychological insanity to full bloom and is terrifying. In short, a psychological thriller that will make you shutter.
this book was nmot as good as red, it jumps from one person to another .
Did not like this book at all! If you want to read about drugs, being drunk, having sex with everyone, and filthy dirty language then this is the one. It first starts out with a murder but then it just gets so far off track and the story goes on and on about the killer about what a disgusting depraved lunatic he is, I didn't find any of the characters worth even thinking about they all are so stupid, it isn't much of a cop story and that takes away from the story alot, so if you want to read about a drugged, drunk lunatic then get this one.
I am a big big movie buff and I don't think there was ever a movie made like this--the only way would be if it is a 'b' grade movie that never made the big screen and is sitting on a shelf somewhere or being played on Encore.
I am a big big movie buff and I don't think there was ever a movie made like this--the only way would be if it is a 'b' grade movie that never made the big screen and is sitting on a shelf somewhere or being played on Encore.
I love this author and this is the third book I read by him. I want to read all his books.
excellkent read
Scary scary scary!!!
The usual Ketchem horror.
Another good horror story by Jack Ketchum. I enjoyed the book a great deal, however it wasn't as exciting as I had expected it to be.
Another great Jack Ketchum suspense thriller. And as always, Ketchum throws in some unusual and awesome twists that the reader wouldn't expect from any other author...especially at the end of the book! This book is fast paced, graphic at times, keeps the reader on the edge, and doesn't disappoint.
Love Jack Ketchum and as Stephen King said, "He [Ketchum] is, quite simply, one of the best in the business."
Love Jack Ketchum and as Stephen King said, "He [Ketchum] is, quite simply, one of the best in the business."
good book read it twice cant find the movie any where
It was the summer of 1965. Ray, Tim and Jennifer were just three teenage friends hanging out in the campgrounds, drinking a little. But Tim and Jennifer didn't know what their friend Ray had in mind. And if they'd known they wouldn't have thought he was serious. Then they saw what he did to the two firls at the neighboring campsite - and knew he was dead serious.
Four years later, the Sixties were drawing to a close. No one ever charged Ray with the murders in the campgrounds, but there was one cop determined to make him pay. Ray figured he was in the clear. Tim and Jennifer thought the worst was behind them, that the horrors were all in the past. They were wrong. The worst was yet to come.
Four years later, the Sixties were drawing to a close. No one ever charged Ray with the murders in the campgrounds, but there was one cop determined to make him pay. Ray figured he was in the clear. Tim and Jennifer thought the worst was behind them, that the horrors were all in the past. They were wrong. The worst was yet to come.
It was the summer of 1965. Ray, Tim, and Jennifer were just three teenage friends hanging out in the campgrounds, drinking a little. But Tim and Jennifer didn't know what their friend Ray had in mind. And if they'd known, they wouldn't have thought he was serious. Then they saw what he did to the two girls at the neighboring campsite--and knew he was dead serious.
Four years later, the 60s were drawing to a close. No one ever charged Ray with the murders in the campgrounds, but there was one cop determined to make him pay. Ray figured he was in the clear. Tim and Jennifer thought the worst was behind them, that the horrors were all in the past. They were wrong. The worst was yet to come.
Four years later, the 60s were drawing to a close. No one ever charged Ray with the murders in the campgrounds, but there was one cop determined to make him pay. Ray figured he was in the clear. Tim and Jennifer thought the worst was behind them, that the horrors were all in the past. They were wrong. The worst was yet to come.
Good book. Very graphic!
