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Dead River Series #2
Offspring
Just when you thought the horror of Off Season was vanquished in their first outing, The Family, lives on... years later continuing to terrorize the coast of Maine. And their zest for life, and yours, continues on in The Family tradition. The local sheriff of Dead River, Maine, thought he'd killed them off ten years ago... a primitive, cave-dwelling tribe of predatory savages. But somehow, the clan survived. To breed. To hunt. To kill and eat. Now the peaceful residents, who came to Dead River to escape civilization, are fighting for their lives....
243 pages, Paperback
First published November 15, 1991
About the author
Jack Ketchum
198 books3,105 followersDallas William Mayr, better known by his pen name Jack Ketchum, was an American horror fiction author. He was the recipient of four Bram Stoker Awards and three further nominations. His novels included Off Season, Offspring, and Red, which were adapted to film. In 2011, Ketchum received the World Horror Convention Grand Master Award for outstanding contribution to the horror genre.
A onetime actor, teacher, literary agent, lumber salesman, and soda jerk, Ketchum credited his childhood love of Elvis Presley, dinosaurs, and horror for getting him through his formative years. He began making up stories at a young age and explained that he spent much time in his room, or in the woods near his house, down by the brook: "[m]y interests [were] books, comics, movies, rock 'n roll, show tunes, TV, dinosaurs [...] pretty much any activity that didn't demand too much socializing, or where I could easily walk away from socializing." He would make up stories using his plastic soldiers, knights, and dinosaurs as the characters.
Later, in his teen years, Ketchum was befriended by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, who became his mentor.
Ketchum worked many different jobs before completing his first novel (1980's controversial Off Season), including acting as agent for novelist Henry Miller at Scott Meredith Literary Agency.
His decision to eventually concentrate on novel writing was partly fueled by a preference for work that offered stability and longevity.
Ketchum died of cancer on January 24, 2018, in New York City at the age of 71.
A onetime actor, teacher, literary agent, lumber salesman, and soda jerk, Ketchum credited his childhood love of Elvis Presley, dinosaurs, and horror for getting him through his formative years. He began making up stories at a young age and explained that he spent much time in his room, or in the woods near his house, down by the brook: "[m]y interests [were] books, comics, movies, rock 'n roll, show tunes, TV, dinosaurs [...] pretty much any activity that didn't demand too much socializing, or where I could easily walk away from socializing." He would make up stories using his plastic soldiers, knights, and dinosaurs as the characters.
Later, in his teen years, Ketchum was befriended by Robert Bloch, author of Psycho, who became his mentor.
Ketchum worked many different jobs before completing his first novel (1980's controversial Off Season), including acting as agent for novelist Henry Miller at Scott Meredith Literary Agency.
His decision to eventually concentrate on novel writing was partly fueled by a preference for work that offered stability and longevity.
Ketchum died of cancer on January 24, 2018, in New York City at the age of 71.
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October 18, 2021
Una testata sul naso fa meno male...
Peccato per la traduzione che rende la lettura un po' macchinosa, altrimenti sarebbero state 5 stelle piene.
Peccato per la traduzione che rende la lettura un po' macchinosa, altrimenti sarebbero state 5 stelle piene.
December 10, 2020
Che effetto fa vedere uno splatter senza vederlo? Se il narratore è un mostro come Ketchum, mantiene inalterata la sua potenza visiva, il disgusto, il mostrare tanto, troppo.
Non siamo ai livelli de La ragazza della porta accanto, perché dietro al massacro non c'è molto, e i personaggi non sono certo indimenticabili. Però il romanzo dà il meglio di sé nei momenti più truculenti, si risolve in un massacro che dura un centinaio di pagine, con neonati morti, cannibalismo, mutilazioni, incesto. Pochi osano spingersi così in là. Peccato per l'edizione piena di refusi e con una traduzione di Paolo D'Orazio che a volte sfiora il livello Google Translator. Confido in una trilogia completa e più curata in futuro.
Non siamo ai livelli de La ragazza della porta accanto, perché dietro al massacro non c'è molto, e i personaggi non sono certo indimenticabili. Però il romanzo dà il meglio di sé nei momenti più truculenti, si risolve in un massacro che dura un centinaio di pagine, con neonati morti, cannibalismo, mutilazioni, incesto. Pochi osano spingersi così in là. Peccato per l'edizione piena di refusi e con una traduzione di Paolo D'Orazio che a volte sfiora il livello Google Translator. Confido in una trilogia completa e più curata in futuro.
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