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1981 or 1982 paperback horror book about a man who kills all of his family including possibly a female child. The cover was black and may have had a haunted house and a rooster on the cover. It would have been mainstream enough to have been sold at drugstore checkout counters because that is where I remember buying it. (It was NOT the Amityville Horror).

[Kris]

Musher, can you tell us more about the man - e.g., his job, why he killed his family (insane, possessed by evil spirit)?

Is this a horror fantasy novel?

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It was straight horror, not fantasy. I do not recall the reason for sure that he killed the family but I believe it may have been Satanic or evil spirit or the house. Since I read it 40 years ago it’s very foggy. I seem to remember the rooster quite vividly on the cover but it’s possible it was another animal or bird. I have looked at as many lists and blogs that I could find before posting here.

[null]

The rooster would have possibly been in the window of the house. It was a small detail of the cover.

[SamSpayedPI]

Not all the details add up, but maybe The Amityville Horror?

[null]

It was not The Amityville Horror :) The man in the book I am trying to remember killed his wife and daughter I think, and it was quite gruesome or so it seemed when I read it.

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Bump

[null]

The rockabilly werewolf from Mars wrote: "Maybe The Seekers?"

Hi Rockabilly, that is not it but I appreciate you taking a look at your collection.

[Tired Walnut]

The Shining? Sounds similar at least

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

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