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Liked It “Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumber--unleashing a wave of horror only the darkest evil could create, that only a master of spine-tingling terror like John Saul could...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Great book. ”
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0 of 65535 members found this review helpful“This book was written on a 4th grade reading level. It had very one dimensional characters that all went about their business in very predictable ways. The foreshadowing was over used and labored. This looks like a book an author wrote because they needed some money and so knocked out a quick “formula” horror story. There’s nothing new, interesting or imaginative here. Please don’t read this book. It is a waste of time and money.”
Lucia D wrote this review Monday, September 3 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumber--unleashing a wave of horror only the darkest evil could create, that only a master of spine-tingling terror like John Saul could orchestrate. For deep in the shadows in the dark of the night lurks something as big as life...and as real as death.
Virginia K wrote this review Saturday, August 8 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It has waited seven years for someone to come back to the rambling lakeside house called Pinecrest, which has stood empty since its last owner went missing for upscale Chicago couple Dan and Merrill Brewster, the old midwestern manse is an ideal retreat, and for their kids, Eric and Marci, it's the perfect place to spend a lazy summer exploring. Which how Eric and his teenage friends discovered the curious cache of discarded objects stowed in a hidden room of Pinecrest's carriage house. The bladeless hacksaws, shadeless lamps, tables with missing legs, headless axe handle, and other unremarkable items add up to a pile of junk. Yet someone took the trouble to inventory each worthless relic in a cryptic ledger. It has all the makings of a great mystery--whispering, coaxing, demanding to be solve.
But the more the boys devote themselves to restoring the forgotten possessions and piecing together the puzzle behind them, the more their fascination deepens into obsession. soon their days are comsumed with tending the strange, secret collection--while their nights become plagued by ever more ghastly dreams, nightmares that soon seep into reality. And when a horrifying discovery surfaces, so does the chilling truth about the terrifying events that rocked the town seven years before, the mysterious disappearance of Pincrest's last resident, and a twisted legacy with a malevolent life of its own...and bottomless hunger for new victims.
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“This was a good book though the ending was somewhat a let down.”
John W wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very suspensful and edge-of-your-seat like story.”
VampyreFreak! wrote this review Wednesday, June 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I haven't read John Saul since I was in high school. I only read 2 or 3 then because I found them to be, well, too high school. They didn't read so much as if they were written for high schoolers so much as written BY high schoolers. The story couldn't have been more predictable. I also picked up another of Mr. Saul's books the same time I checked this one out from the library. It was just as predictable and high schoolish. I think this will be the last chance I give to John Saul's books.”
Crazy Lemur Lady wrote this review Monday, May 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“WOW!!! this is a really great book!! once you pick it up you cant put it down! i loved reading it!! john saul is a very great author!! ”
Jerrie K wrote this review Tuesday, May 5 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Read this one twice - It's that good of a horror novel and definately one of John Saul's best.”
Konnie K wrote this review Wednesday, March 25 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“dis book is really fast......i jus started it yesterday......n ive already finished 100 pages!!!! i love dis book!!!......”
Janani M wrote this review Friday, March 20 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
