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Midnight Place
Something's Watching
Fifteen-year-old Tara Fraiser is horrified when she realizes that the "thing" that has been mugging people close to her has been heard to whistle the same tune whistled by the monster her father told her about as a child.
- GenresHorror
160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
About the author
Charles L. Grant
309 books272 followersCharles Lewis Grant was a novelist and short story writer specializing in what he called "dark fantasy" and "quiet horror." He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Geoffrey Marsh, Lionel Fenn, Simon Lake, Felicia Andrews, and Deborah Lewis.
Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story "A Crowd of Shadows", and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye," the latter telling of an actor's dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991. Contributors include Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, R.A. Lafferty, Avram Davidson, and Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem. Grant was a former Executive Secretary and Eastern Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and president of the Horror Writers Association.
Grant won a World Fantasy Award for his novella collection Nightmare Seasons, a Nebula Award in 1976 for his short story "A Crowd of Shadows", and another Nebula Award in 1978 for his novella "A Glow of Candles, a Unicorn's Eye," the latter telling of an actor's dilemma in a post-literate future. Grant also edited the award winning Shadows anthology, running eleven volumes from 1978-1991. Contributors include Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, R.A. Lafferty, Avram Davidson, and Steve Rasnic and Melanie Tem. Grant was a former Executive Secretary and Eastern Regional Director of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and president of the Horror Writers Association.
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March 28, 2017
Tara Fraiser is worried about the mugger stalking her town of Ashford, as her aunt has already been one of the victims, and it appears as if her mother has also scared away an attacker. The crimes are linked by an eerie whistling. When she hears the whistling for herself, it reminds her of the tune of Old Beithir, a legend her father has told her about! But is the mugger a human - or a supernatural entity?
A lightweight, quick YA horror read that is sufficiently spooky enough to sustain interest! At under 150 pages, it lacks any real depth, but the sequence in the garage should raise a few goosebumps, as well as Tara's foolish attempt to lure the mugger by going out at night! I liked the descriptions of the shadowy figure.
However, I wished the book could have decided if it was a standard stalker story, or a supernatural story! Time spent on human red herrings took time away from exploring the legend of Old Beithir. That could have been quite scary and interesting! The ending is a bit of a letdown.
Three stars is being generous, but there are some good bits - if this were fleshed out more and the legend explored more, it really could have been something!
A lightweight, quick YA horror read that is sufficiently spooky enough to sustain interest! At under 150 pages, it lacks any real depth, but the sequence in the garage should raise a few goosebumps, as well as Tara's foolish attempt to lure the mugger by going out at night! I liked the descriptions of the shadowy figure.
However, I wished the book could have decided if it was a standard stalker story, or a supernatural story! Time spent on human red herrings took time away from exploring the legend of Old Beithir. That could have been quite scary and interesting! The ending is a bit of a letdown.
Three stars is being generous, but there are some good bits - if this were fleshed out more and the legend explored more, it really could have been something!
August 10, 2021
Well this writer never fails to disappoint in the crap department. This book was so boring I found myself drooling one day after passing out asleep trying to finish it.
He claims in the back of the book to live by scary woods and writes at night when it’s dark and things just aren’t as they appear . Ummm dude I have better nightmares than this!!!!
Midnight place has the potential to be so much more. Please do the world of horror a favor and hand off to anyone else like king or koontz hell even I’ll write it for ya.
If your teen likes good horror books like I do please skip this guys books altogether thank you please drive thru.
He claims in the back of the book to live by scary woods and writes at night when it’s dark and things just aren’t as they appear . Ummm dude I have better nightmares than this!!!!
Midnight place has the potential to be so much more. Please do the world of horror a favor and hand off to anyone else like king or koontz hell even I’ll write it for ya.
If your teen likes good horror books like I do please skip this guys books altogether thank you please drive thru.
February 18, 2017
A Spooky, nail biting read
Something's Watching is a terrific book. The characters are well developed and three dimensional, the mystery is fun, and the descriptions and style are great. Charles L. Grant weaves a tight and suspenseful tale. Highly recommended for middle grade and YA readers. Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
Something's Watching is a terrific book. The characters are well developed and three dimensional, the mystery is fun, and the descriptions and style are great. Charles L. Grant weaves a tight and suspenseful tale. Highly recommended for middle grade and YA readers. Can't wait to read the rest of the series!
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