Darkness Under the Sun

This was an excellent little read. A scary trip through the whole of Howie's life in a short novella.

When Howie meets Alton Turner Blackwood little did he know what havoc he would wreak upon the young boy's life. First, Blackwood targets Howie's Mum and sister but Howie arrives and saves them. However, he must make a choice of whether to protect his family or tell the police when Alton tells him they will be left alone if he keeps quiet. Howie makes his choice with devastating consequences ( )

I was a lucky winner of a "What the Night Knows" ARC. And I thoroughly enjoyed that book. In this prequel to the story told in the book, we learn a little about Mr. Blackwood and a child's being drawn forcefully out of his innocence not only once but twice. This little novella was a very good set up for the story yet to come.

I'm a horror fan. Richard Layman, Jack Ketchum, Steven King, Tim Lebbon and the list goes on. But I just want to say, no story I've read this year has reached out and grabbed me like this Novella from Dean Koontz. The pacing is rapid,, the suspence is chilling and although you know something's not right about Mr. Blackwood, it's not exactly what you thought. The perfect prequel to Dean's upcoming Novel "What the Night Know". I am so looking forward to this one. ( )

Excellent novella. About the end of a certain kind of innocence and a great teaser for his upcoming novel. Cant wait to read it when it is available. ( )