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The Frighteners
When a serial killer reaches out from beyond the grave and, in the guise of the Grim Reaper, embarks on a New England killing spree, it is up to a hapless young man with special powers, aided by some friendly earthbound spirits, to stop him. Original. Movie tie-in.
- GenresHorror
246 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1996
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About the author
Michael Jahn
66 books13 followersI'm a reporter, photographer, and professional novelist. A newspaperman's son, I began my daily newspaper career at The New York Times, where I was hired in 1968 to cover the music beat (folk, blues, and rock), making me the first full-time rock journalist for major media.
That made me well-enough known (or notorious, maybe) so that a few years on I switched to writing fiction, mostly detective novels, and have published 50 books, one of which won the prestigious Edgar Award.
In reviewing "Night Rituals" (1982), the New Yorker wrote that "Jahn writes with a flourish that is entirely his own." And they didn't say "and he can keep it too" so I've been using that quote ever since.
Right now (2012) I'm publishing Kindle editions of my critically acclaimed Bill Donovan Mysteries, which I published from 1982 to 2008. Up so far: "Murder in Coney Island," "Murder in Central Park," "Murder on Theatre Row," "Murder on the Waterfront," and "Murder at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine" (originally published as "City of God"). My Edgar winner, "The Quark Maneuver," also is up in Kindle.
I've begun writing a memoir, not so much of me but of my very unusual ancestors, who had this Forest Gumpian ability to find themselves standing next to fame or infamy. An ancestor on the Spanish side, a sailor, went to Japan with Perry, fought in the Civil War under Farragut (and, I like to think, was the man the Admiral was thinking about when he hollered "Damn the torpedoes ... full speed ahead!"), and later helped rescue a man-eating meteorologist who was frozen in the Arctic ice. My newspaperman dad survived a car chase with Dutch Schultz and drank bourbon on a transcontinental train with Harry Truman.
I'll write about all this stuff. Wouldn't you? The working title is "Told to Me by a Sailor who Died (I'll Never Know if the Bastard Lied)."
I live in New York City.
That made me well-enough known (or notorious, maybe) so that a few years on I switched to writing fiction, mostly detective novels, and have published 50 books, one of which won the prestigious Edgar Award.
In reviewing "Night Rituals" (1982), the New Yorker wrote that "Jahn writes with a flourish that is entirely his own." And they didn't say "and he can keep it too" so I've been using that quote ever since.
Right now (2012) I'm publishing Kindle editions of my critically acclaimed Bill Donovan Mysteries, which I published from 1982 to 2008. Up so far: "Murder in Coney Island," "Murder in Central Park," "Murder on Theatre Row," "Murder on the Waterfront," and "Murder at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine" (originally published as "City of God"). My Edgar winner, "The Quark Maneuver," also is up in Kindle.
I've begun writing a memoir, not so much of me but of my very unusual ancestors, who had this Forest Gumpian ability to find themselves standing next to fame or infamy. An ancestor on the Spanish side, a sailor, went to Japan with Perry, fought in the Civil War under Farragut (and, I like to think, was the man the Admiral was thinking about when he hollered "Damn the torpedoes ... full speed ahead!"), and later helped rescue a man-eating meteorologist who was frozen in the Arctic ice. My newspaperman dad survived a car chase with Dutch Schultz and drank bourbon on a transcontinental train with Harry Truman.
I'll write about all this stuff. Wouldn't you? The working title is "Told to Me by a Sailor who Died (I'll Never Know if the Bastard Lied)."
I live in New York City.
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November 12, 2024
Fun like the movie, but had too many continuity errors
January 24, 2019
Novelization of the Peter Jackson movie. Really liked it, lots of extra information regarding the ghosts of the movie's world.
December 28, 2020
Lots of differences from the finished film, and they’re all interesting.
March 22, 2023
If you’ve seen the movie, you know the story. Not a bad film-o-book adaptation but it lacked some of the magic of other books like it. Still pretty good writing
March 1, 2016
Because this movie (book = movie) played in hongkong on 13 november 1996. I went watch this movie
this movie was totally a thriller and spectacular. thanks to so few people watching, nobody is noisy.
too much people if phone ring u know the noise. yes few people is great.
Michael J fox is a greatly talented actor. nobody noticed he got parkinson's until he declared in 1998 nov 27th that he had parkinson's since 1989 BTTF2 when playing guitar in JOHNNY B GOODE. (lucky man book, page 144)
having parkinson's already difficult, he even has to play frank bannister in frighteners with such much acts to perform. what a courageous and great/brave man. brave man, Salute to him
Follow Michael J fox in 1997. but first movie I watch is this movie. in 1996.
sometimes timing was not right, even when the movie was great, you had not become his fans. how funny. yes movie was impressive.
this movie is not only underrated, it's even being wasted (the effort and everything the boss made on this movie) are being ruined because people did not even able to appreciate this movie.
I would say I would be happy to those who are able to know the real taste on this movie and would laugh to those who dont understand the real taste of this movie.
not only that, in Throne Rush in facebook, my brotherhood is called this movie name. without the THE.
everything possible, I call them FRIGHTENERS. I too love this movie.
this movie was totally a thriller and spectacular. thanks to so few people watching, nobody is noisy.
too much people if phone ring u know the noise. yes few people is great.
Michael J fox is a greatly talented actor. nobody noticed he got parkinson's until he declared in 1998 nov 27th that he had parkinson's since 1989 BTTF2 when playing guitar in JOHNNY B GOODE. (lucky man book, page 144)
having parkinson's already difficult, he even has to play frank bannister in frighteners with such much acts to perform. what a courageous and great/brave man. brave man, Salute to him
Follow Michael J fox in 1997. but first movie I watch is this movie. in 1996.
sometimes timing was not right, even when the movie was great, you had not become his fans. how funny. yes movie was impressive.
this movie is not only underrated, it's even being wasted (the effort and everything the boss made on this movie) are being ruined because people did not even able to appreciate this movie.
I would say I would be happy to those who are able to know the real taste on this movie and would laugh to those who dont understand the real taste of this movie.
not only that, in Throne Rush in facebook, my brotherhood is called this movie name. without the THE.
everything possible, I call them FRIGHTENERS. I too love this movie.
December 28, 2015
In genere sono prevenuta con le versioni romanzate dei film, ma devo dire che è stata comunque una lettura piacevole. Certo, avendo visto il film conoscevo già la trama, quindi non ci sono stati grossi colpi di scena. L'idea di fondo è intrigante e originale, però preferisco il film al libro.
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