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The Asylum
A psychiatric hospital where the patients are demon possessed.
138 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 13, 2009
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May 28, 2020
'The Asylum’ by Zahid Zaman, published by Arkbound Publishers in 2016, is a dark yet strangely uplifting journey down the rabbit hole of life within the walls of a modern day asylum, and one man’s ominous journey to rescue himself from the clutches of Hell.
Told by Zahid himself, a psychology graduate working within St Mark’s Psychiatric Hospital, this short thriller has a complex story which develops rapidly and keeps the reader guessing, with demon-possessed psychiatric patients, bizarre unexplained goings on at 6PM each evening, and inferences to a disembodied “Him”, leaving you unsure of what is fiction and what is reality and where one begins and the other ends.
At just shy of 100 pages in length, ‘The Asylum’ is a perfect ominous tale to read on a dark rainy night curled up under a blanket by candlelight for those of us who simply can’t resist a good scare – You’ll certainly want to make sure your doors are firmly locked after reading!
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Told by Zahid himself, a psychology graduate working within St Mark’s Psychiatric Hospital, this short thriller has a complex story which develops rapidly and keeps the reader guessing, with demon-possessed psychiatric patients, bizarre unexplained goings on at 6PM each evening, and inferences to a disembodied “Him”, leaving you unsure of what is fiction and what is reality and where one begins and the other ends.
At just shy of 100 pages in length, ‘The Asylum’ is a perfect ominous tale to read on a dark rainy night curled up under a blanket by candlelight for those of us who simply can’t resist a good scare – You’ll certainly want to make sure your doors are firmly locked after reading!
www.aliceshuttleworth.com 🧚♀️🖋️
October 24, 2010
This novel is an adequate addition to the supernatural asylum sub-genre of horror, at least in terms of plot. However, it is in extreme need of a proofreader (literally hundreds of typos and punctuation errors), and an editor for redundant phrasing and passages wouldn't hurt, either. This novel has the makings of a good horror story, and I can definitely see a lot of creativity on Zaman's part, but it is severely lacking in presentation.
April 25, 2009
This s a great read, itis fun and has soem deep philosphical feel to it about good and evil. It describes the environment of a psychiatric hospital really well and you feel that you are actually there, as a first novel it is great.
And at only 94 pages won't bore you as it is so fast paced, read and be amazed by this great tale and the npass it on to others to read.
And at only 94 pages won't bore you as it is so fast paced, read and be amazed by this great tale and the npass it on to others to read.
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