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Book Review of The Cellar (Beast House Chronicles, Bk 1)

The Cellar (Beast House Chronicles, Bk 1)
The Cellar (Beast House Chronicles, Bk 1)
Author: Richard Laymon
Genre: Horror
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 3


If you are looking just at the plot of the book, I'm a big fan of Laymon's scary ideas. The premise of this book is true horror. I really do think his writing style, though, leaves quite a bit to be desired. The characters are so one dimensional. And for those who would say, "but it's just a fun horror book," look at something like The Taking by Dean Koontz or pretty much any Stephen King. You get totally terrifying reads AND really thoroughly flushed out characters who you identify with. I didn't care what happened to Jud, Donna, and Sandy in this. Nice for a good scare though.