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The Prison
The Prison
Author: R. Patrick Gates
The New Rome Correctional Institute, better known as "The Hill" in the Massachusetts town that surrounds it, wasn't always a prison. It was once an asylum for the mentally ill, where therapies were thinly veiled tortures, and the afflicted rarely recovered. But the institution's most notorious incident occurred when the patients turned against t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786016396
ISBN-10: 0786016396
Publication Date: 11/1/2004
Pages: 429
Rating:
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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Helpful Score: 4
There are some pretty descriptive parts of torture and at the end some really gross things. The story was very good and finished quite nicely.
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Helpful Score: 4
This is the first book I've read by R. Patrick Gates but it won't be the last. "The Prison" is a MUST READ for horror fans! Not your average ghost stories, these spirits do more than just "go bump in the night"! The author provides plenty of visual descriptions that wreak havoc on the imagination. Several scenes had me cringing as I read them and once or twice I had to put down the book and take a mental break after a particular scene left me thinking, "Oh no he didn't!" But he does and he does it well!

I would definitely recommend "The Prison" to anyone looking for a sleepless night or two. The characters are great, the plot is amazing and "Good Old Doc"....absolutely depraved!

Definitely not for the weak stomached or faint of heart...
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Helpful Score: 3
I have read this book 4 times,and every time I have loved every page of it. A very disturbing tale, this book is a must read if you like ghost stories.
ocnsangel avatar reviewed The Prison on + 224 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
this author gives king a run for his money couldn'tput it down great read.
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