Horror Books > Dean Koontz Horror Books

Advantages: Quite funny and interesting twists
Disadvantages: confusing at times, puts you off small towns

...he discovers the town of Black River in Northern California. Despite the beautiful setting, Bo begins to feel unsettled after several disturbing incidents. He decides to leave, but his efforts to leave are mysteriously thwarted and he is forced to stay. In the hotel, he discovers that all of his money has been transferred to a bank account in Black River, and a house has been purchased for him by someone on "his" instructions. Astonished and disturbed, ...
...you do it. There is one thing that I was dissapointed about and that was that it doesn't really explain what is happening very clearly, I found that I was wondering at the end of the book "What IS happening in Black River?" but maybe that is the point. ... Read review

Advantages: Great action
Disadvantages: Could make you paranoid

I first read this novel about four years ago and remembered that I could not put it down, so when I was clearing out books to sell on Ebay I thought I’d read it again as I could not remember the exact ending. *THE STORYLINE* The novel is centred on the main character, Spencer Grant, and his adorable dog, Rocky. Grant is a loner and from the first chapter there are clues to his obvious torment of things in his past. A chance encounter with a waitress ...
...hope of a new life, but all is shattered when on his return visit to her, he finds she has fled. Curiosity leads him deep into her world, with false names and a life on the run, although who she is running from is unclear to him. He endeavours to find this mysterious woman. Eventually, he learns she is being chased by an unknown agency for the information she possesses, Grant knows he must help her, as the same people are now chasing him. *MY OPINION* ... Read review

Advantages: Easy storyline to follow
Disadvantages: none

As an avid reader of Dean Koontz's books (I own most of what he's written) I only came across this one quite recently whilst browsing our local library. This book tells the story of single dad Jack Dawson, a detective in New York and his two children Penny and Davey. Jack and his partner Rebcca have become embroiled in a series of very strange murders which defy logic. In another part of the city, recently arrived Baba Lavelle is a man with vengeance ...
...and his stranglehold on the city thereby plunging New York into serious gang warfare. With no guns or money to buy assassins Baba's convinced he can succeed for he has an ancient power, terrifyingly brutal, and extremely dangerous, that thrives in darkness. Meanwhile at home his daughter Penny, usually very grown up and sensible for her tender years has suddenly become very afraid of the dark. Something is coming after her and Davey. Koontz has ... Read review

Advantages: addictive style of writing - you cant put it down!! short book (under 200 pages)
Disadvantages: Fluency of book not so good at times - repetitive phrases throughout, gets annoying!

Demon Seed is a science fiction novel by Dean Koontz - the story is about a divorced 30 something woman called Susan, who lives in a large mansion alone in the country - due to being abused by her Father and also her ex-husband, she has a state of the art security system installed in the house - voice controlled lights, heating, electrical appliences, security camera's inside and out, electronic metal shutters for all the windows. Meanwhile, her ...
...Adam 2, which is the first independant thinking computer in the world - the most intelligent computer ever created! What he didn't know was that Adam 2 was capable of feelings, needs, love & lust! Adam 2 manages to take control of Susan's security system in her house, and watches her, day & night, every day falling deeper in love with her - until he finally locks down the house so she cant escape. His plans. . . to create a child with Susan, and ... Read review

Advantages: A good read and plausible.
Disadvantages: Non that i can think of.

Without wishing to give away too much of the story... Martie and Dusty are very happily married and two very nice people.Martie helps to care for her best friend Susan who suffers from severe agrophobia,and Dusty feels himself to be responsible for his younger brother Skeet who suffers from drug problems. Unfortunately both Skeet and Susan are under the influence of a morally bankrupt psychiatrist who has a remarkable gift, and twisted enjoyment ...
...control but are able to figure this out before he is able to destroy too much of their lives too. The story documents their discoverys and their desperate attempts to bring the psychiatrist to justice for all the human misery and destruction he has caused in the lives of innocent people during his career of over 20 years. As you would expect, he does not take kindly to two of his subjects turning against him in his latest 'game', and as he tries ... Read review