Phantoms by Dean Koontz is a very entertaining read. It’s horror fiction but has some interesting science fiction elements in it. It has the typical cast of characters typical in a Koontz novel which is not a bad thing at all. They are just a bit to black and white for my taste. In the finale, the author manages to wrap up it up well, a couple of antagonist side characters get to meddle in the end game getting killed, and the few main characters that survive get their happy ending. ( )

Classic Koontz, this is one I read for the first time back in late elementary or early middle school. I've no memory of reading it back then, beyond the fact that I enjoyed it, but without question, this is one of those works I was devouring as I cemented my love of horror. Revisiting it now, some thirty years later, was everything I expected. Koontz's stories are fantastic, twisting in all the right ways and places. And although his dialogue and plenty of the exposition are fairly clunky, the book is still a fun, page-turning feast of horror.

Recommended for horror lovers. ( )

A pretty good “monster” book. The suspense was kept up throughout, but the conclusion, at least to the original monster part was wrapped up pretty quickly and conveniently. Then there was another ending, which just kind of seemed unnecessary, and then the obligatory wrap up, which I actually enjoy, since I want to know, in most books, where everyone ends up after the plot of the book concludes. All in all, not a bad read, you could do better, but you could also do a lottttt worse... ( )

A fast-paced thriller emblematic of 1980s horror fiction. The cast of protagonists are standard fare but the story is carried by its mysterious and creatively-developed villain. ( )

Very good suspense and imagery. The suspense was drawn out longer than I expected, but maybe too much happens inside the last quarter. Some characters are introduced but not fulfilled. Overall, however, excellent thriller/horror with a largely unseen but often felt antagonist. ( )