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Panic
A tale of the supernatural.
370 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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March 29, 2022
A 3.5 rating is more accurate.
Originally I began this book as a kid and never finished it so, much like the novel’s central character, I returned to right a wrong of the past. Okay, going back to this book is nothing like the insanity dealt to the book’s character.
The novel, a strange fantasy-horror, delves into some pretty twisted territory and certainly doesn’t much slow down - that is, until the rather unsatisfying conclusion that feels a bit rushed and leaving of too many questions unanswered (and not in the good, makes you think kind of way). Still worth the read if you’re into kooky 90s horror stuff!
Originally I began this book as a kid and never finished it so, much like the novel’s central character, I returned to right a wrong of the past. Okay, going back to this book is nothing like the insanity dealt to the book’s character.
The novel, a strange fantasy-horror, delves into some pretty twisted territory and certainly doesn’t much slow down - that is, until the rather unsatisfying conclusion that feels a bit rushed and leaving of too many questions unanswered (and not in the good, makes you think kind of way). Still worth the read if you’re into kooky 90s horror stuff!
October 31, 2023
This is hands down one of my favourite horror novels. It somehow manages to mix folky, atmospheric Halloween vibes with a glorious nasty-mindedness without ever straying into Shaun Hudson-esque gore. The characters are vivid and either incredibly likable or straight up vile. It's got all the tropes- evil twins, creepy circuses, body horror, 'everyone thinks the main character is crazy' but manages to mix them up into something that reads as memorably original.
The tale is surprisingly warm hearted in some aspects, there's positive queer representation before it's time, family bonds and young love, but it doesn't shy aware from a pervasive sense of dread throughout.
The central question of 'what if those half remembered childhood fears, nightmares and imaginings were not only true, but followed you into adulthood' really does capture and tap into those childhood memories... That sense of foreboding, isolation, maybe outright terror, when the adults around you are sure there is nothing to be afraid of when the lights are switched out. No monster under the bed. That tapping on the window just a tree... it's a love letter to the sensitive kids who lay awake at night, heart pounding, afraid to attract parental anger by getting up yet again but equally afraid of breathing too loudly because, we knew better.
The tale is surprisingly warm hearted in some aspects, there's positive queer representation before it's time, family bonds and young love, but it doesn't shy aware from a pervasive sense of dread throughout.
The central question of 'what if those half remembered childhood fears, nightmares and imaginings were not only true, but followed you into adulthood' really does capture and tap into those childhood memories... That sense of foreboding, isolation, maybe outright terror, when the adults around you are sure there is nothing to be afraid of when the lights are switched out. No monster under the bed. That tapping on the window just a tree... it's a love letter to the sensitive kids who lay awake at night, heart pounding, afraid to attract parental anger by getting up yet again but equally afraid of breathing too loudly because, we knew better.
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November 26, 2022
Perfect book for Autumn.
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