Helpful Score: 4
Fantastic horror novel similar to the early Stephen Kings like "It". It's the kids vs. major evil in a small midwestern town.
Helpful Score: 3
if you like horror, suspense und science fiction this is a great book to read.
Beverly H. (GainesvilleGirl) -
Helpful Score: 3
Dan Simmons is my new favorite horror novel writer. He kept me up at night with this one. And I'm not ususlly a scaredy-cat. It has almost everything --- ghosts, slime, heart pounding suspense, an old haunted school, and a bunch of young kids who are saving the town without the town even knowing it. I could say that the kids are way too young to be this wise and learned, but it's ok, they seem to fit. With all the weird and terrible stuff going on, somehow the ending ties up all the loose ends. It's a good read!
On the other hand, don't bother with the follow up, "A Winter Haunting." It's a real waste of reading time.
On the other hand, don't bother with the follow up, "A Winter Haunting." It's a real waste of reading time.
Helpful Score: 3
I read this one YEARS ago and have been trying to get my hands on it for a reread over the past couple of years with no success until now (Thanks PBS). Simmons does not disappoint in this thriller that takes us back to our childhood fears and wild imaginations. I couldn't put this one down!!! A pretty easy read. Not heavy at all for when you just want some straight forward entertaining, thrilling fiction.
Helpful Score: 1
Creepy and sinister. You can tell the author has read Lovecraft. Far more subtle than Stephen King.
