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Book Review of The Funhouse

The Funhouse
The Funhouse
Author: Dean Koontz
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Turtleback
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Originally published under the pseudonym Owen Wilson,this is the chilling story of ellen straker,wife of a carnival barker who had made a pact with the devil.The pact led to Ellen's giving birth to a hideous inhuman creature whom she finally killed,defending her own life.Furious her grieving husband,Conrad beat her and threw her out. Now 25 years later,Ellen has a new life,a new husband,and two beautiful children,Joey and Amy.But Ellen has never forgotton the awful past.Neither has Conrad forgotton.Hetalks to his long dead son and bitterly vows to make Ellen pay.In each town where the carnival setsup ,Conrad looks for Ellen and her children.At long last the carnival has arrived in the right town and Conrad is waiting to take his revenge.At his side is Gunther a side show frrak more grotesque then any other...for Gunther has a terrible need to kill