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John Saul (1) (1942–)

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Saul has several major themes in his horror fiction; children as victims, and sometimes perpetrators, of evil; technology used for horrific ends; and occult occurrences (is it something external or internal that causes the horrible things to happen to his characters?). While Saul's earlier work has mostra altro been noted for its extremely gruesome quality, in his later writing Saul is trying to restrain that aspect of his fiction. Often his plots revolve around hidden, secret evil that is discovered by an innocent person, who must then battle against seemingly impossible odds to defeat the demon. (Bowker Author Biography) Author John Saul was born in Pasadena, California on February 25, 1942. He attended numerous colleges including Montana State University and San Francisco State College and majored in various areas of study including anthropology, liberal arts, and theater, but never earned a degree. He spent the next fifteen years attempting to become a published writer while working various jobs. His first novel, Suffer the Children, was published in 1977. He has written over twenty novels since then and writes the Blackstone Chronicles. He received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Northwest Writers Conference. He currently divides his time between Seattle, Washington and Maui, Hawaii. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di John Saul

Second Child (1990) 917 copie
The Right Hand of Evil (1999) 897 copie
Creature (1989) 881 copie
Darkness (1991) 864 copie
Suffer The Children (1977) 826 copie
Black Creek Crossing (2003) 776 copie
Shadows (1992) 726 copie
The Manhattan Hunt Club (2001) 724 copie
Black Lightning (1995) 719 copie
The Homing (1994) 717 copie
The God Project (1982) 685 copie
Nightshade (2000) 668 copie
The Presence (1980) 663 copie
Guardian (1993) 660 copie
Perfect Nightmare (2005) 658 copie
Midnight Voices (2002) 651 copie
Comes the Blind Fury (1980) 644 copie
Nathaniel (1984) 618 copie
Sleepwalk (1991) 610 copie
In The Dark Of The Night (2006) 569 copie
Brain Child (1985) 542 copie
The Unloved (1988) 515 copie
The Devil's Labyrinth (2007) 511 copie
The Unwanted (1987) 508 copie
When The Wind Blows (1981) 496 copie
Cry for the Strangers (1979) 471 copie
Punish The Sinners (1978) 456 copie
Hellfire (1986) 432 copie
Faces Of Fear (2008) 385 copie
House Of Reckoning (2009) 384 copie
Eye for an Eye: The Doll (1997) 243 copie
Twist of Fate: The Locket (1997) 190 copie
Asylum (1997) 179 copie
Horror: fünf unheimliche Romane (1993) — Collaboratore — 14 copie
Alptraum (1992) 3 copie
Le Projet Dieu (1983) 2 copie
Udyret (1991) 1 copia
Website 1 copia
The Unloved / Darkness (1995) 1 copia

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Found: Horror/Supernatural/?15-20 years ago in Name that Book (Giugno 2023)

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A haunted Catholic school filled with infernal agendas, double crosses (pun intended), secret identities, and a diabolical plot that stretches all the way to The Vatican! What's not to like? Plenty, actually, but if you can get past the eye-rolling plot twists and cartoonish sense of malice this is an addictive read at least until the final pages where it all seems to fall apart in a rushed jumble of "WTF?" moments which leave too many dangling threads in their wake. And what's with all those ghostly Hallmark moments? But having grown up in a Catholic family and been sent to a Catholic highschool I smiled through every moment. If only my old alma mater had been this cool...… (altro)
 
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NurseBob | 9 altre recensioni | Mar 7, 2024 |
Unable to complete due to violence
 
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JimandMary69 | 27 altre recensioni | Feb 29, 2024 |
The promising future of New York City college student Jeff Converse is destroyed when he is accused of a crime he didn't commit.
After the victim swears Jeff is the man who assaulted her, Jeff is convicted and sentenced, but on his way to the prison, he is abducted and lured to the underground tunnels of New York, where he will become game for a vicious group of hunters who call themselves "THE MANHATTAN HUNT CLUB". Determined to escape alive, Jeff will use all his wits to come out the victor, and clear his name.
Jeff's parents are told he is dead, and only after viewing the horribly burned body, does Keith Converse realize his son is alive. Now, teaming with Jeff's fiancée, Keith and Mary Converse must enter into the labyrinth tunnels below the city to find their son and bring him back alive, and put a stop to the twisted individual heading up this murderous club.
`Manhattan Hunt Club' is an enjoyable suspense novel, fans looking for horror will be disappointed. John Saul has taken the high road to action/suspense, and he does a good job of it. Combining a creepy plot, and his usual cast of likable characters, Mr. Saul goes full steam ahead with an action novel that takes off on the first page, and barrels through twist after twist, leading to a shocking and satisfying conclusion.
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b00kdarling87 | 13 altre recensioni | Jan 7, 2024 |
5/13/20 Got sidetracked with other books, wasn't able to start. Reshelving to read later.
12/27/21 Started this summer as a literal beach read. Somehow both ridiculous and compelling. I finished it, but cannot recommend it.
 
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