I picked up The Eyes of Darkness audio book for $4.95 on Audible and that was about what it was worth. Shortly after I started listening, I had to take a look and see when it was published. What really started me wondering was when Koontz describes the dead boy's room with its model airplane collection. I don't know any boys in this day and age who build model airplanes. Heck, I don't think they can even buy model glue or enamels anymore. Other missing things that would have made things easier for everyone are cell phones and GPS devices.

One of the bigger problems with The Eyes of Darkness is that it doesn't seem to know what kind of book it is. Is it a mystery/thriller? Is it a romance novel? Is it paranormal horror? It seemed to try going in all directions at once.

The Eyes of Darkness reminded me a lot of Stephen King's Firestarter. The latter was written later and was a much better book. They share the themes of big, secret government entities taking advantage of kids with special abilities and have no morality whatsoever. They also share the theme of parents willing to risk everything to save their children.

The audio production of The Eyes of Darkness was okay. The narrator had a tendency to be a bit over-dramatic and that didn't enhance the story. The story itself was interesting enough to make me keep listening and the ending was pretty exciting. However, it was merely okay and it was very dated.