What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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Dreamhouse
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SOLVED. Adult Horror. There's a man whose car stops, breaks down, magically quits working in front of a creepy house. Of course it was dark and the weather was awful. The house was called the Cranston Collier house. Read 30 years ago. [s]
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I keep searching, because I really want you to find this book -- sounds like something I'd really like to read myself. So this would have been published around early 1990's? Can you remember anything else at all? Cover art, anything at all? Even if it's incorrect, it can still provide a lead (did once for me).
Denis wrote: "I keep searching, because I really want you to find this book -- sounds like something I'd really like to read myself. So this would have been published around early 1990's? Can you remember anythi..."Yes, it was around '94, '95 so maybe published early '90's? Could have even been late '80's. IDK
It may have had a house on the cover, but that might be common sense talking. I wish I could remember more.
The rockabilly werewolf from Mars wrote: "Dreamhouse appears to feature a similar sounding house. I'll keep looking, as this sounds very much like the sort of thing I would enjoy."I think this might be it... I'll check it out and let you know. *hopeful eep!!
THATS IT!!! I'm so excited!! Thank you!!
So glad you found this one, Marcia. Thanks to The rockabilly werewolf from Mars, this has gone immediately on my own to-be-read list.
There's a man whose car stops, breaks down, magically quits working in front of a creepy house. Of course it was dark and the weather was awful. The house was called the Cranston Collier house. That part I'm pretty sure about. It was a really weird place and I remember it was confusingly built. I think the builder was described as having gone crazy in the process of building it. One area, hallway maybe, went nowhere and led to nothing. I think it got smaller. The house may have been vacant, but I vaguely remember a pretty heated, in the opinion of a 15ish year old overly sheltered virgin, sexual encounter. I think the house was a place he was supposed to be, and as the book continues, scary things keep happening. The only one I remember is psycho monkeys. I think they are the reason he dies, like they eat him or something. Basically the house made him go crazy and then killed him, or ate him.
As an adult, it reminds me of something I'd expect from Stephen King, I've never read anything by him so IDK, but I really want to read it again. I have searched as much as I can, but so far no luck. I only read it then because I was stuck in a religious school and we had to write a poem on a book. This one was guaranteed to scare the hell out of everyone and that was a fun idea. My mother threw the assignment, and the book I borrowed, away. There were also meetings - it was hilarious! Still is. LOL