Phantoms - Dean Koontz

?Gruesome and unrelenting ? I couldn?t let it alone until I was done? said Stephen King, the master of horror himself, of this book. Such praise from a man of such stature in the horror world was a special endorsement and indicated that this Koontz book just might impress. Jenny Paige is a doctor in a small isolated American town. She is bringing home her 14 year old sister, Lisa, to live with her after the death of their mother. When they arrive at the town, Snowfield, everything seems eerily silent; there are no signs of life on the streets, no one in the cafes or shops and even the song of birds or the barking of dogs is absent. When they enter ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I have to say that if you like horror/thriller books then read on because this is one book you won't want to miss! Secondly, if you have never read a Koontz book before then this would be an ideal read - it'll show you his writing style at its best, and you'll be left wanting to read his other books! I have read quite a few Koontz books over the years and actually prefer his writing style to that of Stephen King. Why? For the simple reason that his books seem to get my attention 100%, and I find myself totally absorbed by the plot - I cannot put his books down! Stephen King is more well known, especially as a lot of his books have ...  Read the complete review

A doctor and her younger sister arrive home, to find her housekeeper dead on the floor, her whole body covered in bruises. Further investigation reveals that the whole town is either dead or missing. Dead bodies are even found inside locked rooms. Police and scientists are called in and some kind of gas or virus is suspected, but does that account for the bodies that have been decapitated? and what about the giant moths, strange puddles of water, guns that have been fired, yet not a single bullet can be found, eeirie phonecalls and voices from the drains? This is one of the best horror books I have ever read. The reason it is so good, is that it is so ...  Read the complete review

This is the first Koontz book I ever read and it lead to an obsession with his books that has lasted 13 years and one that I fully expect to last for as long as he keeps publishing. The story grabs the readers attention immediately, 2 short, brief screams and a young deputy , bored and lonely on the nightshift, suddenly discovering he is no longer alone and bored. The story switches to Doctor Jenny Paige and her young sister Lisa arriving in the small, silent town of Snowfield, California and discovering that the usually quiet town appears dead. Further investigation leads to the discovery that the entire population is dead, from no visible means ...  Read the complete review

From the first page it catches you attention then holds it to the very last page.On the first page, you are taken to a small out-of-the-way town in northern California, called Snowfield. Here, Jenny Paige, the doctor, goes home to find her house keeper...Dead. a sheriff from a close town, there to help, calls for backup, and asks for 500 bodie bags.The mystery of what happened to the town of Snowfield is one that keeps the reader interested, but the creature that finally turns out to be the culprit is a bit vague. No definite conclusions are drawn at the end of the book, which is somewhat of a let down. The events leading up to the end were actually more exciting than ...  Read the complete review