Miss Finney Kills Now and Then

by Al Dempsey

Miss Finney can grow younger.

All it takes is a murder now and then, thanks to the strange little man that her nieces introduce into her life. And thanks to the dark powers he represents... But Miss Finney tries to forget about that part. And so do the nieces.

It's a good thing that Miss Finney's rich, and her lovely nieces poor—a good thing for Miss Finney. For Miss Finney is crippled, and they have to do the killings in her name.

And they do. But something horrible is going to happen to them. And to Miss Finney.

And possibly to you....

Genres: Horror, Fiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1982

Reviews

[Grady Hendrix · Rating 4 out of 5]

There’s only one anti-aging plan that’s never been tried before, and I think it’s bound to work. It can’t be any harder than collecting bee semen for a facial, and you can read all about it in Al Dempsey’s Miss Finney Kills Now and Then which reads like a John Waters movie about serial killers and is written in the high-drama shriek of your favorite drag queen. If reading the campiest book ever about killer old ladies is on your bucket list, this is the book for you! Read more, if you dare!

[Plagued by Visions · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too bad it was just now and then with not a lot in between. Yawn.

[David Veith · Rating 2 out of 5]

2. nuff said.

[Ciara · Rating 3 out of 5]

We killed them. No we didn’t kill anyone. We totally killed them. Just kidding we pretend killed them. No they’re super dead and I’m young now. The end.

[Wayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crazy old hag enlists her two nieces to kill to make her young again. This was a very fun, campy novel. A bit over the top. The ending was a little bit of a cop out, but the trip there was great. The story takes place in the Finney ancestral home in Louisiana. A wealthy woman who does not want to die. She goes to a clairvoyant type and is told that who ever she kills, she gets the rest of there life.

This is the kind of book you could read over and over again. One of the better horror books I've read from the early 80's.

[Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This started out as a discombobulated tale between wealthy 'ol aunt Finney and her two nieces, in her old mansion in New Orleans. You get through that early part of the story, and this becomes a pretty good little supernatural tale. Being a 30 year old novel, this would have made a fun movie back in the 80's also. 3.5 stars.

[Signor Mambrino · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable trash

[Victoria Marañon Rodríguez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Con una historia sencilla, el escritor construye una novela de terror efectiva hasta su final empleando algunas vueltas de tuerca que no me esperaba.
Los personajes no tienen desarrollo sino que actúan en función de la trama y sus giros. Tiene algunas descripciones impactantes no aptas para las personas más sensibles cargadas de sangre y gore. Yo lo llamo un libro "pochoclero" porque cumple la función de entretener (y no es algo menor)
Ideal para la temporada Halloween.

[Jordan West · Rating 2 out of 5]

Distinctly daffy but overall a chore to get through; reads like a thoroughly poor man's Michael McDowell or one of Curtis Harrington's high camp 'psycho matron' movies as made by Andy Milligan - while it does redeem itself a smidgen in the final act when things suddenly go all satanico pandemonium, ultimately it's a long way for a little bit.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice little 80s pulp horror. About a dysfunctional family who wants to stay young forever, and will do anything to stay that way....including murder!