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Loading... Phantoms (original 1983; edition 2002)by Dean Koontz
Work detailsPhantoms by Dean Koontz (1983)
None. * Inherited from Mum's shelves.  velvetink | Mar 31, 2013 |  Well-constructed plot structure, but, as stories go, I did not care one wit about the characters or the ending or the monster, etc. And Koontz's style is painfully jarring in it lack of subtlety (or even accuracy). I had to read at least one Koontz novel, since he sells so many books, but this will be the last. Mindless suspense can be found anywhere I turn, why does it matter where I get it from? (  ) Negev.Ben-Freddie | Mar 3, 2013 | Town Doctor brings her sister home to live with her only to find the town oddly deserted. The local sheriff and his deputy are also finding the town a little more quiet tham normal. Then they start finding the bodies, is it a pathogen, do the have killer running loose and killing everyone in town? (  ) Skooshie | Oct 11, 2011 | Favorite part: "The competition among power-mad politicians and the Machiavellian backstabbing of junior executives in a major corporation are as nothing, in terms of ruthlessness and spitefulness, when compared to the behavior of academic types who suddenly see an opportunity to climb the university ladder at the expense of one of their own." ( ) marcelrochester | Aug 3, 2011 | A doctor and her little sister come to their town to find it deserted. They find some dead bodies which are bruised and other unexplainable incidences. Slowly discovery of a supernatural being is made an measures are taken to deal with it. The build up to the story is fantastic. The author keeps us to the edge of our seats. But the end is disappointing. I don’t know if it’s just me but I feel that horror stories should not have happy endings. The ultimate beast or devil, if he is killed or tamed, is not the ultimate beast. Overall, good built up but tame ending (  ) mausergem | Jan 7, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0425181103, Mass Market Paperback)The lights are on in Snowfield, California, a cozy ski village nestled in the Sierra Madres, but nobody seems to be home. When Dr. Jenny Paige returns to the small town, she finds tables set for dinner, meals being prepared, and music playing in living rooms, but there's no trace of the people who put the water on to boil or set an extra place for company at the dinner table. As she explores the town, Paige finds friends and neighbors felled by a mysterious force--the bodies show no visible signs of violence or disease, and no known plague kills victims before the ice in their dinner drinks has time to melt. But the deep quiet that surrounds her offers few clues about the fate of the town's inhabitants. Dean Koontz's Phantoms strikes fear in readers from the very beginning. The mystery deepens, paving the way for a chilling journey toward the truth. If you plan to catch the film version, starring Ben Affleck and Peter O'Toole, remember that you'll be experiencing this terrifying story in a dark theater. So bring an arm to grab!(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:42:32 -0500) After finding one hundred and fifty people grotesquely dead in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California, officials cannot imagine anything as gruesome as the real reason for their death. (summary from another edition) |
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