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Visions of Terror
Annie McKay has visions of terror, and they all come true. When Annie dreams of her own murder, her mother is forced to take action.
286 pages, Paperback
First published January 26, 1981
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William Katz
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August 18, 2018
Marketed as a horror novel. I'd have to say it reads more like a mystery/thriller with some court room drama thrown in. I would have given it another star, but it falls short in the end. It moves at a pretty fast pace, not much character development though. We go down roads covered many times before with better results. The ending is easily guessed after a half dozen chapters. Still, it has it's moments.
The story centers around a little girl who is rushed to the hospital. See has an unknown illness. See is blind for awhile. Sight returns with the added bonus of foreseeing certain things about her and her family that will happen in the future. This book should of been separated into three parts. First the little girl's gift. Two, the odd child psychologist the girls mother hires to help figure out her gift, along with their search for the girls missing father. Three, the drawn out court battle for child custody and murder. There is a little bit of occult injected at the end. Too bad it was in the last two chapters. Could have been a lot better.
The story centers around a little girl who is rushed to the hospital. See has an unknown illness. See is blind for awhile. Sight returns with the added bonus of foreseeing certain things about her and her family that will happen in the future. This book should of been separated into three parts. First the little girl's gift. Two, the odd child psychologist the girls mother hires to help figure out her gift, along with their search for the girls missing father. Three, the drawn out court battle for child custody and murder. There is a little bit of occult injected at the end. Too bad it was in the last two chapters. Could have been a lot better.
March 16, 2024
Avevo comprato questo thriller qualche anno fa, su una bancarella, l'idea iniziale è buona, è come prosegue che non mi ha convinta, assenza totale di tensione, finale frettoloso con una spiegazione altrettanto frettolosa, e non è stato spiegato tutto, rimangono dei puntini di sospensione, delusa.
August 6, 2025
2,5/5
Una buona prima parte, con la storia delle visioni. Peccato per il finale frettoloso, incongruo e di una banalità imbarazzante.
Una buona prima parte, con la storia delle visioni. Peccato per il finale frettoloso, incongruo e di una banalità imbarazzante.
January 11, 2022
Gradevole, per gli amanti dei "libri anni '80". Una piacevole lettura thriller-paranormale.
Un libro di circa 40 anni fa che, inserito nella cornice storica in cui è stato scritto, risulta originale e interessante per la tematica trattata: premonizioni, scienza da un lato e paranormale dall'altro.
Indubbiamente, per i molti appassionati del genere, è ancora oggi uno scritto da gustare.
Dal libro:
"I fatti tragici che Annie racconta come se li avesse visti, accadono inesorabilmente dopo pochi minuti. Molte persone destinate a morte sicura vengono salvate dalle visioni premonitrici della bambina.
Dietro le sue profezie si nasconde un terribile passato, una storia di rancori, di vendette, di morti che tornano a vivere nell'anima della piccola visionaria come se volessero salvarla dal pericolo incombente di un medesimo destino.
Ma perché proprio Annie? Chi può volere la sua morte? E chi la vuole proteggere? Insieme all'anima del padre, vittima di una violenza feroce, Annie custodisce un'altra presenza. Un'altra bambina, con la sua stessa innocenza, una bambina che la ama e la segue fino a salvarle la vita. Chi è?
In un cimitero del Kansas, alla fossa n. 2015, si leggerà la terrificante rivelazione... Un caso che sconvolge La scienza medica, che chiama in causa i principi più misteriosi della psichiatria, che metti in subbuglio la stampa."
Un libro di circa 40 anni fa che, inserito nella cornice storica in cui è stato scritto, risulta originale e interessante per la tematica trattata: premonizioni, scienza da un lato e paranormale dall'altro.
Indubbiamente, per i molti appassionati del genere, è ancora oggi uno scritto da gustare.
Dal libro:
"I fatti tragici che Annie racconta come se li avesse visti, accadono inesorabilmente dopo pochi minuti. Molte persone destinate a morte sicura vengono salvate dalle visioni premonitrici della bambina.
Dietro le sue profezie si nasconde un terribile passato, una storia di rancori, di vendette, di morti che tornano a vivere nell'anima della piccola visionaria come se volessero salvarla dal pericolo incombente di un medesimo destino.
Ma perché proprio Annie? Chi può volere la sua morte? E chi la vuole proteggere? Insieme all'anima del padre, vittima di una violenza feroce, Annie custodisce un'altra presenza. Un'altra bambina, con la sua stessa innocenza, una bambina che la ama e la segue fino a salvarle la vita. Chi è?
In un cimitero del Kansas, alla fossa n. 2015, si leggerà la terrificante rivelazione... Un caso che sconvolge La scienza medica, che chiama in causa i principi più misteriosi della psichiatria, che metti in subbuglio la stampa."
February 5, 2023
This book is hilarious. I love campy, 80s horror, trash novels, but this ending is so left field and stupid (in a good way).
The mom, Vera, is an awful character. From the very beginning when her daughter, Annie, is still on the brink of death, but also might be blind, she is more concerned about the potential to have a disabled kid than a dead one. She is infuriatingly deferential to every man she encounters (she uses doctor patient privilege to delay the doctor telling her (zero legal rights to Annie's info) brother in law, Ned, about her decisions about Annie's healthcare. DELAY!) She waffles in her acceptance of Annie's premonitions between absolute belief and "oh, but probably that was just a dream" when it's convenient. She is disgusted at a doctor who would deign to live in an apartment building like a filthy poor. When digging at the site of the possible hiding place of her husband's corpse, she basically says "oh I don't know if you should dig; I don't want to bother you" to the cops. Like, what?
After all the rapid-fire visions, the book's tension drops to a flaccid jelly during a 100-page trial in which zero supernatural things occur. And then suddenly, and with no warning or foreshadowing, SATANISTS! Oh, it was Satanists all along. She gets acquitted because all the witnesses were actually Satanists, and Ned, her Satanist-coven-leading brother-in-law, killed her husband.
2/5 for awful writing and pacing 4/5 for bonkers premise.
The mom, Vera, is an awful character. From the very beginning when her daughter, Annie, is still on the brink of death, but also might be blind, she is more concerned about the potential to have a disabled kid than a dead one. She is infuriatingly deferential to every man she encounters (she uses doctor patient privilege to delay the doctor telling her (zero legal rights to Annie's info) brother in law, Ned, about her decisions about Annie's healthcare. DELAY!) She waffles in her acceptance of Annie's premonitions between absolute belief and "oh, but probably that was just a dream" when it's convenient. She is disgusted at a doctor who would deign to live in an apartment building like a filthy poor. When digging at the site of the possible hiding place of her husband's corpse, she basically says "oh I don't know if you should dig; I don't want to bother you" to the cops. Like, what?
After all the rapid-fire visions, the book's tension drops to a flaccid jelly during a 100-page trial in which zero supernatural things occur. And then suddenly, and with no warning or foreshadowing, SATANISTS! Oh, it was Satanists all along. She gets acquitted because all the witnesses were actually Satanists, and Ned, her Satanist-coven-leading brother-in-law, killed her husband.
2/5 for awful writing and pacing 4/5 for bonkers premise.
November 10, 2023
This was an amazing read. If you have read my other reviews, I use the word amazing a lot, but I can't think of any other adjectives to describe things at the moment. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy books filled with suspense, twists and turns. I also enjoyed the writing style of this book. Ratings: writing style, readability, and plot were all five stars, originality was three stars, and relatability and personal impact were two stars.
August 22, 2017
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January 5, 2021
The script is mind blowing and well crafted.
October 30, 2024
1981 was all like: “We don’t give a shit about kids.”
William Katz was all like: “Women are hysterical, easily controlled, and stupid.”
This book however, was all like a pretty breezy read but very stupid. And the protagonist is so God damned unlikable that it is nigh impossible to root for her, which connects to William Katz’ previously mentioned statement regarding women. That reveal in the end though. Oh damn!
William Katz was all like: “Women are hysterical, easily controlled, and stupid.”
This book however, was all like a pretty breezy read but very stupid. And the protagonist is so God damned unlikable that it is nigh impossible to root for her, which connects to William Katz’ previously mentioned statement regarding women. That reveal in the end though. Oh damn!
August 20, 2011
As I am reading this novel I am trembling and imagining every plot of the story. But this is okay the story is awesome although I am a little bit scared of it.
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July 24, 2012this was a great book.I would deffinetly read it again
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