John Saul
Hardcover | Pages: 324 pages Rating: 3.88 | 4663 Users | 223 Reviews
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| Title | : | In the Dark of the Night |
| Author | : | John Saul |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 324 pages |
| Published | : | July 18th 2006 by Ballantine Books (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Mystery. Thriller |
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The rambling lakeside house called Pinecrest has lain empty since its last owner went missing seven years ago. But for the Brewster family it will be this year's holiday retreat, and for the kids Eric and Marci it's the perfect place to spend a lazy summer exploring.Which is how Eric and his teenage friends discover a curious collection of discarded objects stowed in a hidden room in the carriage house. The bladeless hacksaws, shade-less lamps, tables with missing legs, a headless axe handle - these unremarkable items add up to a pile of junk. Yet someone once took the trouble to list each worthless relic in a cryptic ledger, thus provoking a great mystery that is now whispering, coaxing, demanding to be solved. The more the boys devote themselves to piecing together the puzzle, the more their fascination deepens into obsession. Soon their days are consumed with this weird collection, while their nights become plagued by ever more ghastly nightmares.
And finally when a horrifying discovery surfaces, so does the chilling truth about a twisted legacy with a malevolent life of its own.
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| Original Title: | In the Dark of the Night |
| ISBN: | 034548701X (ISBN13: 9780345487018) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Dan Brewster, Merrill Brewster, Eric Brewster, Marci Brewster |
| Setting: | Wisconsin(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 4663 Users | 223 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books In the Dark of the Night
The Brewster family rents a summer rental house, called Pinecrest at Phantom Lake. It is a huge Victorian gothic mansion which was built by a Milwaukee beer baron. Unbeknownst to them, the previous owner, Dr. Darby has mysteriously vanished one night and was never found. Soon after they arrive at this mansion, 16 year-old Eric Brewster, finds an old carriage house on the property after some exploring around the area. Together with his friends, Tad and Kent, they begin to investigate further intoIn the Dark of the Night by John Saul4.5★'sFrom The Book:Summer vacation becomes a season in hell for an ordinary family who unwittingly stir something invisible, insidious, and insatiable from its secret slumberunleashing 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.It has waited seven years for someone
One of the things that John Saul does so well is make the supernatural seem real by inserting fantastic elements into an utterly believable story and makes it a thrilling ride. In this book, Saul explores teenage angst, summertime romance, class warfare, anxiety, small-town gossip and big-city politics, family dynamics and, oh yeah, the psychology of serial killers and the legacies they leave behind.In the Dark of the Night is not for the squeamish. The body count ultimately rivals that of
I used to be a John Saul fan. Not so much anymore. I guess there is some suspension of belief with supernatural horror, but this one was way outside what I would call reasonable. Knowing that the "supernatural" influence was based on real life killers (and an accused and never proven guilty one) and their spirits or whatever infused into the objects that they used as part of their crimes... I'm sorry- that's a load of it, no matter how you cut the crap cake. And how stupid are these boys to have
I used to be a John Saul fan. Not so much anymore. I guess there is some suspension of belief with supernatural horror, but this one was way outside what I would call reasonable. Knowing that the "supernatural" influence was based on real life killers (and an accused and never proven guilty one) and their spirits or whatever infused into the objects that they used as part of their crimes... I'm sorry- that's a load of it, no matter how you cut the crap cake. And how stupid are these boys to have
Chiller Thriller - knocked off one star for gruesome gore, but great plot. We join Jack, Ed, Jeff and Liz for a harrowing tale of murder revisited!Good characters, although I wanted to slap some sense into Merrill. Mr Saul does a great job of portraying teenagers, even though he doesnt have any. Aside from the obvious, they all seemed like actual everyday people.If you are a Stephen King fan youll like this, too.Trivia - the Borden Lighthouse In Fall River, MA is named for Lizzies family!
I was not the target audience for this book, clearly. It's written for rich white men. As per usual. I should know better by now than to read horror by white men but whatever. WARNINGS: A cat AND a dog die in this book. Gore. Insensitive treatment of mental illness. Rampant misogyny. (view spoiler)[Complaints:- The misogyny. Oh, the misogyny. The whole "women be crazy" routine makes me want to vomit. There are a lot of sub points here. Dan undermining his wife in front of their kids multiple
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