THE
CELLAR
RICHARD
LAYMON
GENRE:
HORROR
SYNOPSIS
Visitors flock to see the Beast
House with its blood-soaked corridors and creaky doors. Armed with
video camcorders, these poor souls enter the forbidden house, never
to return. The deeper they go into the house, the darker their
nightmares become. Don't even think about going into the cellar.
THE
BEAST HOUSE:
Your
first look:
an
obvious tourist trap
Your
guide:
a
bizarre old woman who claims her husband and children were butchered
there years ago, and further darkly hunts that others have since
disappeared
Your
fate:
If
you are--
Man:
a swift and savage death
Woman:
a sexual enslavement beyond your wildest fantasies or nightmares
MY
TAKE
Oh
boy! I was so not prepared for what this book contained. So please be
forewarned BEFORE you decide to pick up a copy of The Cellar.
This book had it's good and bad points.
I
like the overall idea Laymon had with the Beast that lives in the
house. I think the “tourist trap” angle was pretty good as well.
I liked the characters in the story and was a quick read—I finished
it in one day. The Cellar was interesting and kept my
attention. Some parts of the book were predictable and maybe even a
bit clique. What I really, I must stress REALLY, didn't like
was the character Roy's obsession for little girls. Those parts made
me nauseous and very uncomfortable. I was definitely cheering when
Roy got what was coming to him. What really surprised me about this
book was as I was nearing the end, in my mind I thought I knew how it
would end, but I was completely wrong. All in all, this was an
interesting read.
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