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Devil Child
Captive of Darkness...
Lillith was young, strangely pretty, and different. The townspeople called her a witch because she lived in the ominous, walled mansion known as Clarke House. Her aunt, with whom she shared the shadowy darkness of Clarke House, called her other things. -- Litllith was little more than a slave to the old woman who had raised her, held to her by an unspeakable bond. she knew fear her every waking moment, terror every night, yet she did not know herself. Then one day something so horrifying happened that she was forced to seek the truth. But in a house shrouded in nightmarish deceits, the innocent and the curious were damned ...
Night of Horror
"Lillith! Open the door, child!"
Aunt Veeva's voice was far off. "There's no one there," I called. "There's just the rain ... the vines ... and ..."
There it was, half hidden in the shadows of the trellis. It had heard my voice. It was coming forward.
Pressed against the pane, the flesh of its nose almost covering one square and two enormous eyes peering in from those above, was the demon. Her face was wild, streaked with rain. Matted hair stuck to her skin like that of something drowned. She had truly come from beyond the earth's sphere.
"Lillith, let me in!"
Lillith was young, strangely pretty, and different. The townspeople called her a witch because she lived in the ominous, walled mansion known as Clarke House. Her aunt, with whom she shared the shadowy darkness of Clarke House, called her other things. -- Litllith was little more than a slave to the old woman who had raised her, held to her by an unspeakable bond. she knew fear her every waking moment, terror every night, yet she did not know herself. Then one day something so horrifying happened that she was forced to seek the truth. But in a house shrouded in nightmarish deceits, the innocent and the curious were damned ...
Night of Horror
"Lillith! Open the door, child!"
Aunt Veeva's voice was far off. "There's no one there," I called. "There's just the rain ... the vines ... and ..."
There it was, half hidden in the shadows of the trellis. It had heard my voice. It was coming forward.
Pressed against the pane, the flesh of its nose almost covering one square and two enormous eyes peering in from those above, was the demon. Her face was wild, streaked with rain. Matted hair stuck to her skin like that of something drowned. She had truly come from beyond the earth's sphere.
"Lillith, let me in!"
- GenresGothic
124 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1972
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About the author
Parley J. Cooper
25 books7 followersParley Cooper is the author of over twenty-four novels, including the bestseller Dark Desires. He also writes under the bylines Jack Mayfield, Alex Nebrensky, William Freytag, and Dorothy McKinney.
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September 23, 2019
Eh. Predictable in its Goffick Fucked-Up Family(tm) dynamic. The OTT unreliable narrator was so by-the-numbers unreliable that she came off as bland & oblivious, & the other characters were even more unlikable. In short: I just didn't care.
2.5 stars. I've read worse pulps, but this is my second attempt at PJC & I haven't been impressed with either--although, as with the first, this one started with a good prologue/opening chapter before rolling downhill. Conclusion: this author can bait a hook, but sucks at the meat & potatoes. *crosses another name from Mediocre Shelf Clutter challenge*
2.5 stars. I've read worse pulps, but this is my second attempt at PJC & I haven't been impressed with either--although, as with the first, this one started with a good prologue/opening chapter before rolling downhill. Conclusion: this author can bait a hook, but sucks at the meat & potatoes. *crosses another name from Mediocre Shelf Clutter challenge*
November 1, 2021
The Devil Child. Well, the title was the only reason this book came to me. My friend who calls me Devil's Child found it and thought of giving it to me for my birthday. None of us has no clue about it. Good, bad, shit show or something else. Well NOW we know..
1. It's safe to say this book is totally and completely a rip off of We have always lived in the castle. Why I said 'it's safe to say' was cos WHALC was published before this. No, I'm not saying this is the same, I'm saying it's a rip off, same concept, different events and characters. WHALC was a masterpiece, this is just a wash down threadbare petticoat.
2. Melo-fucking-drama.. by trying to make the damn thing spookier, it just lost it's spookiness.
3. I like the language, so easy, If it's not for work, I would've finished it in 3 hours max.
4. Characters.. oh they all are bloody eccentric. Only Mr. Thomas seems alright.
5. Holes in the plot, dude, they're not holes, they're fucking craters. If Cooper filled those craters with something better, I think this book would've been much better.
Still, I'm one of those freaks who enjoys little sloppy books once in a while, I did enjoy it. Dude, after Rwanda and Stephen King, anything is ok to give a break to the brain.
Book #59 of 2021..
1. It's safe to say this book is totally and completely a rip off of We have always lived in the castle. Why I said 'it's safe to say' was cos WHALC was published before this. No, I'm not saying this is the same, I'm saying it's a rip off, same concept, different events and characters. WHALC was a masterpiece, this is just a wash down threadbare petticoat.
2. Melo-fucking-drama.. by trying to make the damn thing spookier, it just lost it's spookiness.
3. I like the language, so easy, If it's not for work, I would've finished it in 3 hours max.
4. Characters.. oh they all are bloody eccentric. Only Mr. Thomas seems alright.
5. Holes in the plot, dude, they're not holes, they're fucking craters. If Cooper filled those craters with something better, I think this book would've been much better.
Still, I'm one of those freaks who enjoys little sloppy books once in a while, I did enjoy it. Dude, after Rwanda and Stephen King, anything is ok to give a break to the brain.
Book #59 of 2021..
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