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Eye for an Eye: The Doll (Blackstone…
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Eye for an Eye: The Doll (Blackstone Chronicles, Part 1) (edizione 1996)

di John Saul (Autore)

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When the demolition of Blackstone Asylum is postponed due to financial problems, worried contractor Bill McGuire receives the mysterious gift of an antique doll, which is snatched up by his small daughter and contains a terrible evil. Original.
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Titolo:Eye for an Eye: The Doll (Blackstone Chronicles, Part 1)
Autori:John Saul (Autore)
Info:Fawcett (1996), Edition: 1st, 82 pages
Collezioni:La tua biblioteca, In lettura, Lista dei desideri, Da leggere, Letti ma non posseduti, Preferiti
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Etichette:horror

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The first installment of The Blackstone Chronicles follows a family who receive a mysterious doll in the mail. This story had a creepy kid and a creepy doll. Creepy kids/dolls aren't really my jam, but it's a fast read. I'm intrigued by the frame story and am interested to find out who is creeping around the abandoned asylum and sending all these weird items to various townsfolk. ( )
  LynnMPK | Jun 29, 2023 |
Pretty creepy little story. The first of the Blackstone Chronicles. This reads like something straight out of Tales from the Darkside and that is awesome. Kind of predictable it still gets under your skin though. However I feel that our dark friend that is lurking around the asylum is not going to be so easy to predict in the long run.Looking forward to the rest of the series. ( )
  JHemlock | Sep 3, 2019 |
This is a re-read for me. I read the original serial novels as they were published and felt the need to revisit them.

Creepy. Creepy. Creepy. Ugh I love John Saul's writing so much!

Strange things are afoot in the town of Blackstone. The Blackstone Asylum, which has stood at the top of the tallest hill, overlooking the town of Blackstone for over a century is scheduled for renovation. It will soon become a shopping center with the hope of rejuvenating the slowly dying town. The Asylum is deeply ingrained in the town's history and many are glad to see it go. But after the first ceremonial strike of the wrecking ball, everything starts going to crap. The bank finds itself in trouble and has to halt the project, which means a lot of people are going to be out of work, not to mention all of the loan payments from townspeople that will come due with no possibility for extensions. And all just in time for Christmas.

A dark figure scours through the asylum and finds a hidden treasure trove. A "gift" is sent to the McGuire family. It's an antique porcelain doll. And let me just say, this is one of many reasons why I don't mess with antique dolls *shudder* so creepy! It's an old creepy doll, of course its evil! After the doll is introduced into the household, tragedy hovers of the family like a black cloud. Bad, things happen, things that seem like accidents. Sadly, it's just the beginning of the bad times for this town. ( )
  ViragoReads | Sep 19, 2018 |
Das Irrenhaus thront seit Jahrzehnten über der Stadt Blackstone. Seit einigen Jahren steht es leer und die Einwohner beschließen, es zu einem Center umbauen zu lassen, um endlich die alte Erinnerung daran loszuwerden.
Doch jemand (oder etwas) will das verhindern. Des Nachts schleicht es im alten Gemäuer herum. Dabei sucht es sorgfältig „Geschenke“ für die Einwohner aus, die sie an den jeweiligen Bestimmungsort und die jeweiligen Zielperson bringt.
Doch an den Geschenken haftet noch die schreckliche Erinnerung an die Geschehnisse in der Irrenanstalt und treibt einzelne in den Wahnsinn.
Schon bald kommen einige, darunter Oliver Metcalf, Sohn des ehemaligen Direktors der Anstalt, auf die Idee, dass etwas ganz und gar nicht stimmt.

Der Titel jedes Bandes (mit Ausnahme des Letzten) verrät dem Leser das besagte Geschenk und im Laufe der Geschichte wird auch immer klarer, für wen was bestimmt ist.
John Saul ist meiner Meinung nach eher ein Horrorautor, der so ziemlich in die trashige Schiene schlägt, aber mit dieser Reihe hat er mich überzeugt, ihn auch als ernsthaften Horrorautor wahrzunehmen. Die Geschichte ist sehr gut strukturiert und bis zum Ende bleibt eigentlich unklar, wer hinter der ganzen Sache steckt. Die einzelnen Bände sind in sich prinzipiell abgeschlossen, allein das Geheimnis des Großen und Ganzen lässt das Verlangen im Leser wachsen, zum nächsten Band zu greifen.

Abgesehen davon: Wer auf Geschichten steht, in denen Irrenhäuser und deren Patienten und wiederrum deren Geschichten eine zentrale Rolle spielen, kommt mit den Blackstone Chroniken auf den Geschmack. Die Reihe besticht nicht durch seine Grausamkeit oder durch blutige Ausschmückungen, sondern vielmehr durch den psychischen Horror, der dem Leser dargeboten wird. ( )
  TheFallingAlice | Jan 15, 2017 |
John Saul's simple but effective writing style made this short book a breeze to read through.
The story isn't particularly original, but it still works. I have a thing for evil little dolls and the town/asylums' history intrigues me. Characters are realistic enough, told through a slightly detached third person point of view. It's weird that this had an intro chapter, but then another prequel chapter, then finally the first chapter. Think this must be a thing with the serial series and setting it all up. I liked the mother and father, but the little girl, before and after her weird corruption, bugged me. What an annoying brat. ( )
  ErinPaperbackstash | Jun 14, 2016 |
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When the demolition of Blackstone Asylum is postponed due to financial problems, worried contractor Bill McGuire receives the mysterious gift of an antique doll, which is snatched up by his small daughter and contains a terrible evil. Original.

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