Rockinghorse
Author: William W. Johnstone
Publisher: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp.
Publication Date: 1986 - Reissue 9/13/16
I am so very pleased that books from horror’s golden age
(lol – okay, the 1980’s) are being issued, and Rockinghorse is one of the
best! I read many of these books when I
was a kid, but completely missed this one, so I’m even more pleased that I had
a chance to read this one.
In pure William W. Johnstone style, the most innocent of
items – in this case an adorable rocking horse, becomes a tool of great
evil. The book is fast, violent, and
extremely scary.
If you’ve read Johnstone before, you’ll recognize his horror
formula. A community must take sides
between good and evil – and it’s not always clear who’s on which side. Then comes isolation and an epic battle of
good vs. evil.
Johnstone puts many of today’s shock horror writers to
shame. He knew how to deliver the
perfect combination of shocks and chills and this one is guaranteed to keep you
reading.
I hope the publishers continue this trend. I’ll read all they can throw at me!
·
ARC Provided by Net Galley
No comments:
Post a Comment