“A harrowing, up-all-night read with delicious scares at every turn. Joe Schreiber knows just what terrifies us, and his masterly skills are ...
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Oct 01, 2009
Horizon
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I'm stealing someone else's words when I say that Joe Schreiber reminds me of early Stephen King, you know, when he was SCARY! Schreiber has the talent of tapping into our deepest childhood fears and releasing them to crawl all over our skin as we tear through his fast paced adrenaline ride of a story. I have only two complaints: one is that I wish the books were longer because I don't want them to end, and two that here are times that the extra character in the scene seems to disappear. I can't
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Mar 08, 2008
Tripp
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Horror has to have one of the lowest quality to junk ratios in all of genre fiction. While mysteries writers manage to nod to their pulp origins while remaining intelligent, horror writers tend to wallow in excess in escalating attempts to overwhelm jaded readers. So when you find someone like Joe Schreiber who writes horror novels well, it is worth getting excited.
His first novel, Chasing the Dead, was a solid horror/suspense hybrid that set Schrieber up to be one of the leading lig More...
His first novel, Chasing the Dead, was a solid horror/suspense hybrid that set Schrieber up to be one of the leading lig More...
Oct 01, 2009
Bob
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I'm stealing someone else's words when I say that Joe Schreiber reminds me of early Stephen King, you know, when he was SCARY! Schreiber has the talent of tapping into our deepest childhood fears and releasing them to crawl all over our skin as we tear through his fast paced adrenaline ride of a story. I have only two complaints: one is that I wish the books were longer because I don't want them to end, and two that here are times that the extra character in the scene seems to disappear. I can't
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May 20, 2011
Robert
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Now I really did like this one it just seemed a bit off at the end. So let's start at the beginning. You have all of the elements of a great story, creepy old hospital in the middle of nowhere that is being closed down, a skeleton staff at the hospital, a sudden visit by the police bringing in a serial killer for an MRI and a sudden last minute visit of the wife and child of a staffer. Can you see where this would make for a real creepy story? OK so what happened? Well I will not spoil it but th
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Jan 05, 2011
VivShay
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it was very obvious and had normal demon possession, but i expected a lot more activity to come from the demon. it did have a lot of suspense in the dark hallways of an almost abandoned hospital, but honestly i didn't like it that much. it isn't as good as john saul books but provided some entertainment on playing with the mind like a psychotic would.
Aug 25, 2009
Sarah
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Was an "OK" book...my boyfriend and I listened to it on the way down to Myrtle Beach...went in and out of paying attention because it really wasn't as riveting as I perceived it to be. There were parts that caught my interest…but all-in-all I would have to say it was just…ok. We didn’t even finish it and I don’t care to find out what happened…if that explains anything.
May 08, 2011
Tracy
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I loved this book. It was short only 192 pages, but I couldn't put it down. It made you want to keep reading to find out what happened to the characters in the book. It was incredible suspenseful, I would recommended this book to anyone who likes a good suspense horror novel.
Oct 23, 2010
Thom
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I make no apologies for how much I like this short horror novel, which mashes up a taught family-in-peril thriller with a soupcon of medical thriller and a goodly dollop of prime-period Stephen King. There's good momentum (and a grand ending) to this blazing-quick read.
Apr 29, 2009
Todd
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Absolutely one of the best horror suspense novels I have read in a long time. Frank Snow is a deliciously evil character. Schrieber writes vividly with short compact chapters that moves the action along. The author has the ability to bludgeon you with such great lines as "a spray of spikey laughter..." Good times!
Dec 11, 2008
Diane
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I wasn't overly crazy about this one, but I was able to get through it quite quickly.
Jul 30, 2011
Deb
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I was expecting it to be scarier but I did want to keep reading to find out what was going on. I might pick up another book by this author.
May 31, 2008
J.
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This book was simply magnificent. Joe is an excellent plotter and pacer. This book packs a significant psychological wallop. Children in peril, a marriage on the rocks, a seemingly unstoppable villain, and a well placed shocking revelations are all just some of things that make this book a titillating treat.
Feb 22, 2008
Kirsten
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I read Joe Schreiber's first book and found it quite suspenseful. He has a wonderful ability of mixing the idea of human and inhuman evil. This book for some reason seemed a little slow at first, but it had a wonderfully sinister end. All in all, a nice read. But not nearly as good as his first.
Jun 28, 2008
Melissa
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This is what happens when you accidently put the wrong book on hold at the library, but are sure it was the right book so you keep reading, thinking "but the reviews were SO good!". Um, next time double check!
Feb 15, 2008
Lindsey
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Pretty lame book about a serial killer loose in the hospital. It's alright, but there are far better books out there.
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