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Cat's Eye
Soft cat noises drift through the home of a romance author. Her bodyguard--one of the few survivors of the hushed-up events in Ruger County--recognizes them as demon sounds. He begins a battle of nerves and strength against the most terrifying evil of all.
400 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1989
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William W. Johnstone
1,041 books1,392 followersWilliam W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
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November 21, 2016
William Johnstone continues to be batshit cray-cray, which is exactly how I like him. Not as good as a masterpiece like Toy Cemetery but because it's a sequel to Cat's Cradle, which I haven't read, it felt like I was getting the Empire Strikes Back after skipping Star Wars. More than usually obsessed with the dangers posed by heavy metal music on young minds, and featuring numerous scenes of cats rolling around in piles of guts, this one makes a great gift for the Christian dog-lover in your life.
September 17, 2024
DNF! And I hardly ever DNF! But because I am truly stunned by all the high ratings, I feel compelled to detail just how bad this one truly got so as to not let anyone get suckered into slogging through this far inferior sequel to William Johnstone's 1986 paperback pulp horror "Cat's Cradle". Since I enjoyed the first book so much, I thought the follow up would be just as fun. Oh, how wrong I was!
Everyone knows that, most of the time, Johnstone's writing is considered working man's prose for popular appeal. He also has moments of inspired nuance and layered narrative. And sometimes it seems like he let his nine-year-old nephew take a crack at writing a few lines.
"He packed while the coffee was brewing, then showered and dressed. He put his suitcase and garment bag in the car and went back into the house, turning off the coffee machine and checking to see that all the lights were off. He stepped out onto the front porch, hearing the door lock as he closed it."
Thrilling! No one can refrain from biting their nails during such suspense! You'll be on the edge of your seat as our hero... sips his coffee! Checks the stove for the umpteenth time! Scatches an itch on his nose!
But Johnstone's clunky writing isn't the real problem. By this point in his career, the prolific man had written more Western genre novels alone than 90% of professional authors ever write in a lifetime. Though he jumped on the horror bandwagon during the boom of the Eighties, he was always a Western writer at heart. Here, it really shows to a frustrating degree.
The opening premise of this novel is that the hero, who is a certified private eye and professional security agent, is hired by a wealthy conservationist to protect his spoiled rotten daughter. She is living in a remote stretch of land near the Blue Ridge Mountains. I'm sure the view is nice. But Johnstone portrays the area as being the last place anyone should ever live. Spiteful rednecks are harassing the young lady because they want her land to hunt deer and to go muddin' with their three-wheelers. In addition to inbreds slashing her tires and making obscene phone calls, there's a crooked sheriff who runs the county, so she can't even back out of her driveway without a deputy pulling her over for no reason. And the land is still infested with piranha maggots and cannibalistic demons left over from the events of "Cat's Cradle". Oh, and the place stinks like a septic tank that something died in.
So what is SHE doing there? She brags that she is wealthy. And when I say she brags, I mean she does it to the point where I started to gag, especially as Johnstone simultaneously tries to have us believe she is some kind of humble, salt-of-the-earth type who donates her wealth to charity. Ugh, I feel like vomiting just thinking about how inane this all is. Anyway, she says such endearing things like that she could afford to buy five publishing houses just so she could publish one of her romance novels. So when she also says she can afford to move to southern France instead of living in this literal hell hole, our hero rightfully asks why she doesn't. Her answer is because this is her family's property, dang nabbit! Ain't no mountain cur gonna run this little lady off'n her pappy's land.
Okay, she doesn't say it quite like that, but you get the point. Johnstone is so entrenched in his Western pulp romanticism that he clearly expects his readers to see this woman as a hero who is as American as apple pie, full of ol' fashioned pluck, and who respects the value of unspoiled nature. But he forgets that it makes no sense in this context. Her father bought the land to turn into a nature park, but Johnstone has just told us that the area is so overrun with gun-slinging white trash that it's too dangerous for any private or government interests. The girl's family owns property all over the entire world. So if she was so interested in conservation, why not make this particular property a wildlife preserve and go live on one of her countless other estates? Why does she construct a huge mansion on the land she claims to respect so much, and then act like a stubborn brat by squatting there out of spite? How enjoyable is her mountain view when she literally needs a live-in bodyguard and an attack dog and an arsenal of guns and an ARMOR-PLATED Jaguar (yep, just a good ol' down-to-earth, unpretentious gal) to even live there? Is she Batman? And only four chapters into the plot, she's besieged by some creepy weirdo in a cowl scratching at her backdoor and spooky chanting in the woods. Johnstone makes it painfully obvious that nobody in their right mind would stay in this place. But SHE does. This isn't heroic, or even courageous. It's moronic.
And it gets even dumber! She hasn't known our hero for barely a day before she spells out for him (and the reader) just how much money she makes. In detail. And it's a lot. It's like Oprah Winfrey a lot. Maybe even George Soros a lot. So this begs the question--why the hell is she living in hick-ville, and why hasn't her insanely wealthy daddy already got her surrounded by his own version of the secret service? Why is the family wasting time with hiring our two-bit local yokel Sam Spade hero?! He is a complete stranger to her, is not vetted, and carries multiple weapons, yet she lets him live with her alone in the middle of nowhere. What, is she suicidal?
So because of the way Johnstone sets up the story, I immediately was not invested. I didn't want to read about the problems of people who had every reason and resource to avoid danger in the first place. If an author expects us to care about protagonists who are wooden and uninteresting, then, for heavens sake, don't also make them too stupid to even exist!
It doesn't stop there. Unlike its predecessor, no character in this book came across as anything but juvenile at worst, and dull at best. We got guys swinging their cocks and glocks around all over the place. Sure, there was a lot of that in the first book, but here it's ridiculous.
And the supernatural elements are largely indistinguishable from the first book, only now nestled in terribly written characters and a set-up that is not compelling. We have the same gross-out, action-packed gore fest but without the charm of the original to make it entertaining. Because I could not connect with the protagonists like I could in the first one, I had no incentive to wade through all the mean-spirited blood and guts. There is literally no point to reading a Johnstone novel when you can't even enjoy his usual OTP pulp goodness. I could not stomach it, not because it was extreme or disturbing, but because the hack job perpetrated here truly made me angry for wasting an evening I'll never get back. I rarely DNF books, and when I do, I usually don't bother rating it or writing a review, because I can't fairly judge the whole product. But this? Hell, the second half of this book could be brilliant. But I'll never make it that far. Sometimes you gotta know when to fold 'em.
I'm sorry this review is so sour and negative, but if you've made it to the end of my rant, I hope you've been entertained by what otherwise is a very simple message:
I don't think this book is worth buying, even if you are like the heroine of this story and can buy five publishing houses. I usually can understand differing opinions about books and film, but in this case, I can't imagine how anyone could make it through the first act and still leave a five star rating--unless they were far from sober and were paying not an ounce of attention to what they were reading.
So if you've read "Cat's Cradle" and are remotely considering reading "Cat's Eye," I can say with some confidence that you're good just where you are. You don't need this one. You'll miss nothing but wasted hours of your life.
Everyone knows that, most of the time, Johnstone's writing is considered working man's prose for popular appeal. He also has moments of inspired nuance and layered narrative. And sometimes it seems like he let his nine-year-old nephew take a crack at writing a few lines.
"He packed while the coffee was brewing, then showered and dressed. He put his suitcase and garment bag in the car and went back into the house, turning off the coffee machine and checking to see that all the lights were off. He stepped out onto the front porch, hearing the door lock as he closed it."
Thrilling! No one can refrain from biting their nails during such suspense! You'll be on the edge of your seat as our hero... sips his coffee! Checks the stove for the umpteenth time! Scatches an itch on his nose!
But Johnstone's clunky writing isn't the real problem. By this point in his career, the prolific man had written more Western genre novels alone than 90% of professional authors ever write in a lifetime. Though he jumped on the horror bandwagon during the boom of the Eighties, he was always a Western writer at heart. Here, it really shows to a frustrating degree.
The opening premise of this novel is that the hero, who is a certified private eye and professional security agent, is hired by a wealthy conservationist to protect his spoiled rotten daughter. She is living in a remote stretch of land near the Blue Ridge Mountains. I'm sure the view is nice. But Johnstone portrays the area as being the last place anyone should ever live. Spiteful rednecks are harassing the young lady because they want her land to hunt deer and to go muddin' with their three-wheelers. In addition to inbreds slashing her tires and making obscene phone calls, there's a crooked sheriff who runs the county, so she can't even back out of her driveway without a deputy pulling her over for no reason. And the land is still infested with piranha maggots and cannibalistic demons left over from the events of "Cat's Cradle". Oh, and the place stinks like a septic tank that something died in.
So what is SHE doing there? She brags that she is wealthy. And when I say she brags, I mean she does it to the point where I started to gag, especially as Johnstone simultaneously tries to have us believe she is some kind of humble, salt-of-the-earth type who donates her wealth to charity. Ugh, I feel like vomiting just thinking about how inane this all is. Anyway, she says such endearing things like that she could afford to buy five publishing houses just so she could publish one of her romance novels. So when she also says she can afford to move to southern France instead of living in this literal hell hole, our hero rightfully asks why she doesn't. Her answer is because this is her family's property, dang nabbit! Ain't no mountain cur gonna run this little lady off'n her pappy's land.
Okay, she doesn't say it quite like that, but you get the point. Johnstone is so entrenched in his Western pulp romanticism that he clearly expects his readers to see this woman as a hero who is as American as apple pie, full of ol' fashioned pluck, and who respects the value of unspoiled nature. But he forgets that it makes no sense in this context. Her father bought the land to turn into a nature park, but Johnstone has just told us that the area is so overrun with gun-slinging white trash that it's too dangerous for any private or government interests. The girl's family owns property all over the entire world. So if she was so interested in conservation, why not make this particular property a wildlife preserve and go live on one of her countless other estates? Why does she construct a huge mansion on the land she claims to respect so much, and then act like a stubborn brat by squatting there out of spite? How enjoyable is her mountain view when she literally needs a live-in bodyguard and an attack dog and an arsenal of guns and an ARMOR-PLATED Jaguar (yep, just a good ol' down-to-earth, unpretentious gal) to even live there? Is she Batman? And only four chapters into the plot, she's besieged by some creepy weirdo in a cowl scratching at her backdoor and spooky chanting in the woods. Johnstone makes it painfully obvious that nobody in their right mind would stay in this place. But SHE does. This isn't heroic, or even courageous. It's moronic.
And it gets even dumber! She hasn't known our hero for barely a day before she spells out for him (and the reader) just how much money she makes. In detail. And it's a lot. It's like Oprah Winfrey a lot. Maybe even George Soros a lot. So this begs the question--why the hell is she living in hick-ville, and why hasn't her insanely wealthy daddy already got her surrounded by his own version of the secret service? Why is the family wasting time with hiring our two-bit local yokel Sam Spade hero?! He is a complete stranger to her, is not vetted, and carries multiple weapons, yet she lets him live with her alone in the middle of nowhere. What, is she suicidal?
So because of the way Johnstone sets up the story, I immediately was not invested. I didn't want to read about the problems of people who had every reason and resource to avoid danger in the first place. If an author expects us to care about protagonists who are wooden and uninteresting, then, for heavens sake, don't also make them too stupid to even exist!
It doesn't stop there. Unlike its predecessor, no character in this book came across as anything but juvenile at worst, and dull at best. We got guys swinging their cocks and glocks around all over the place. Sure, there was a lot of that in the first book, but here it's ridiculous.
And the supernatural elements are largely indistinguishable from the first book, only now nestled in terribly written characters and a set-up that is not compelling. We have the same gross-out, action-packed gore fest but without the charm of the original to make it entertaining. Because I could not connect with the protagonists like I could in the first one, I had no incentive to wade through all the mean-spirited blood and guts. There is literally no point to reading a Johnstone novel when you can't even enjoy his usual OTP pulp goodness. I could not stomach it, not because it was extreme or disturbing, but because the hack job perpetrated here truly made me angry for wasting an evening I'll never get back. I rarely DNF books, and when I do, I usually don't bother rating it or writing a review, because I can't fairly judge the whole product. But this? Hell, the second half of this book could be brilliant. But I'll never make it that far. Sometimes you gotta know when to fold 'em.
I'm sorry this review is so sour and negative, but if you've made it to the end of my rant, I hope you've been entertained by what otherwise is a very simple message:
I don't think this book is worth buying, even if you are like the heroine of this story and can buy five publishing houses. I usually can understand differing opinions about books and film, but in this case, I can't imagine how anyone could make it through the first act and still leave a five star rating--unless they were far from sober and were paying not an ounce of attention to what they were reading.
So if you've read "Cat's Cradle" and are remotely considering reading "Cat's Eye," I can say with some confidence that you're good just where you are. You don't need this one. You'll miss nothing but wasted hours of your life.
October 21, 2016
I received an advance copy of Cat’s Eye from the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed the first in this series, Cat’s Cradle. Pulp horror from the mid 70’s to early 90’s is a favorite nostalgia trip for me as long as I don’t overdo it. While I enjoy the genre very much I have to say that, as with any pulp fiction (Edgar Rice Burroughs for example) I can only read a couple books at a time before the whole formula driven prose starts to get a bit old. At least it does for me. Even as much as I love Agatha Christie, if I read several of her works in a short period of time the formula starts to become more obvious and my enjoyment starts to wane. It is also that way with Johnstone.
Kensington has released quite a few of Johnstone’s horror works recently and I have read and reviewed most of them. I can only think of one that I really didn’t care much for—Rockinghorse—and the others were quite a bit of fun. I bought several more of his books and have them waiting on my Kindle. I am sure that I will enjoy them, but will probably wait until next year and space them out a bit more.
This Cat’s series (Is two books a series? I guess it is.) is really one big story that I think could have been pared down into one good book and it would have been much more exciting. The plot drags under its own weight with too many characters, too many situations, too many threats (zombies, shape-shifters, demons, Egyptian gods, disembodied homicidal body parts, killer house pets, killer worms, those ever-present and pesky Satanists as well as satan himself) and it loses its focus as well as the tension and suspense. This novel is also a bit more heavy handed in the whole religious aspect. I mean, how many satanic cults bent on destroying the world are out there? In Johnstone’s world they are like boy scout troups and every town, no matter how small, has one. It passed into eye-rolling territory for me.
Somewhere between 2 and a half and three stars for me.
My favorite of the new Johnstone releases: Jack in the Box and Cat’s Cradle. Check them out.
I really enjoyed the first in this series, Cat’s Cradle. Pulp horror from the mid 70’s to early 90’s is a favorite nostalgia trip for me as long as I don’t overdo it. While I enjoy the genre very much I have to say that, as with any pulp fiction (Edgar Rice Burroughs for example) I can only read a couple books at a time before the whole formula driven prose starts to get a bit old. At least it does for me. Even as much as I love Agatha Christie, if I read several of her works in a short period of time the formula starts to become more obvious and my enjoyment starts to wane. It is also that way with Johnstone.
Kensington has released quite a few of Johnstone’s horror works recently and I have read and reviewed most of them. I can only think of one that I really didn’t care much for—Rockinghorse—and the others were quite a bit of fun. I bought several more of his books and have them waiting on my Kindle. I am sure that I will enjoy them, but will probably wait until next year and space them out a bit more.
This Cat’s series (Is two books a series? I guess it is.) is really one big story that I think could have been pared down into one good book and it would have been much more exciting. The plot drags under its own weight with too many characters, too many situations, too many threats (zombies, shape-shifters, demons, Egyptian gods, disembodied homicidal body parts, killer house pets, killer worms, those ever-present and pesky Satanists as well as satan himself) and it loses its focus as well as the tension and suspense. This novel is also a bit more heavy handed in the whole religious aspect. I mean, how many satanic cults bent on destroying the world are out there? In Johnstone’s world they are like boy scout troups and every town, no matter how small, has one. It passed into eye-rolling territory for me.
Somewhere between 2 and a half and three stars for me.
My favorite of the new Johnstone releases: Jack in the Box and Cat’s Cradle. Check them out.
February 7, 2023
It's been years since I've read this book, in fact when I started to look for it to 're but it I couldn't even remember the title or the author I'll I could remember was the book cover .
, then it was actually thinks to Netgalley that I rediscovered who wrote this book all thinks to his book called Bats, so as soon as my sister and Mon give me a gift card to Amazon and I saw they had this one and a few others of his books on sell I went head and got them as kindle books.
, then it was actually thinks to Netgalley that I rediscovered who wrote this book all thinks to his book called Bats, so as soon as my sister and Mon give me a gift card to Amazon and I saw they had this one and a few others of his books on sell I went head and got them as kindle books.
May 28, 2019
Rating: 7/10
Pages: 400
This book picks up about five years after the small town had defeated Pet and Anya. I was hoping to get more in depth with Anya and her back story. However, many of the action situations, like hospitals and houses, were similar to the first novel.
I found some of the characters to be pretty flat, especially the female characters. This book is definitely gore-driven than much of anything else. But that is what I was signing up for when I started the book. There were some very trite explanations--like Dee, who is just a genius, gorgeous, millionaire/novelist. I mean, come on.
However, Pet and Anya have some newer tactics this round, and there are some more surprises around the corner. One thing I enjoyed about this novel, as well as the last one, is that it is a piece frozen in time. There are no answering machines, no internet, hard ways to communicate or go look up facts. So it was very nostalgic and a story that probably couldn't survive in today's large horror genre. But the '80s are always a perfect backdrop for silly, outlandish horror. I still say spray some Aquanet and grab a lighter. Those kittens are croutons!
Kindle
Pages: 400
This book picks up about five years after the small town had defeated Pet and Anya. I was hoping to get more in depth with Anya and her back story. However, many of the action situations, like hospitals and houses, were similar to the first novel.
I found some of the characters to be pretty flat, especially the female characters. This book is definitely gore-driven than much of anything else. But that is what I was signing up for when I started the book. There were some very trite explanations--like Dee, who is just a genius, gorgeous, millionaire/novelist. I mean, come on.
However, Pet and Anya have some newer tactics this round, and there are some more surprises around the corner. One thing I enjoyed about this novel, as well as the last one, is that it is a piece frozen in time. There are no answering machines, no internet, hard ways to communicate or go look up facts. So it was very nostalgic and a story that probably couldn't survive in today's large horror genre. But the '80s are always a perfect backdrop for silly, outlandish horror. I still say spray some Aquanet and grab a lighter. Those kittens are croutons!
Kindle
September 25, 2020
Crazy late 80’s horror. This isn’t like the Johnstone westerns you see on the shelves at Wal-Mart. Over the top gore, vicious horror, satanic panic and demons combine for a glorious terror filled adventure in a small Virginia town. Oh, and packs of ferocious felines.
October 24, 2019
If your faculties ever betray you and you want to punish them in turn, then I absolutely recommend this book.
November 1, 2016
Cat's Eye by William W. Johnstone Cat's Eye by William W. Johnstone is another frightening horror story. I gave it five stars.
Carl Garrett was a private investigator from Richmond, Virginia who was to meet with Daphne Conners, an author who had received threats. Her pen name was Daphne LaCross. She had received obscene phone calls and had underwear stolen. When they met, she told him to call her Dee. Her father wanted her to have a bodyguard.
"He almost cried out as his bare feet touched the floor.
The hardwood floor was like ice.
The bedroom suddenly turned cold. Very cold. Carl sat on the edge of the bed--forgetting momentarily the cold floor beneath his feet--and stared in astonishment as his breath frosted the air when he exhaled.
In June?
That strange sound--the first strange sound--began as soon as the scratching stopped."
After Carl convinced Dee to have part of the surrounding property cleared, he realized the sub-human creatures would intensify their evil efforts. "They formed a tight circle around a pool of mist and began chanting, faces to the sky. The sky seemed to be made of pitch, so dark that movements did not shadow."
"All four of Champ's sons were at least two bricks shy of a full wheelbarrow load, but it was doubtful that this one, Keith, even understood the rudiments of operating a wheelbarrow."
I received a complimentary copy from Kensington Books and NetGalley. That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Cats-Eye-Willi...
Carl Garrett was a private investigator from Richmond, Virginia who was to meet with Daphne Conners, an author who had received threats. Her pen name was Daphne LaCross. She had received obscene phone calls and had underwear stolen. When they met, she told him to call her Dee. Her father wanted her to have a bodyguard.
"He almost cried out as his bare feet touched the floor.
The hardwood floor was like ice.
The bedroom suddenly turned cold. Very cold. Carl sat on the edge of the bed--forgetting momentarily the cold floor beneath his feet--and stared in astonishment as his breath frosted the air when he exhaled.
In June?
That strange sound--the first strange sound--began as soon as the scratching stopped."
After Carl convinced Dee to have part of the surrounding property cleared, he realized the sub-human creatures would intensify their evil efforts. "They formed a tight circle around a pool of mist and began chanting, faces to the sky. The sky seemed to be made of pitch, so dark that movements did not shadow."
"All four of Champ's sons were at least two bricks shy of a full wheelbarrow load, but it was doubtful that this one, Keith, even understood the rudiments of operating a wheelbarrow."
I received a complimentary copy from Kensington Books and NetGalley. That did not change my opinion for this review.
Link to purchase: https://www.amazon.com/Cats-Eye-Willi...
December 26, 2016
Dee Conner has retreated to write romances. Every night she hears cat noises in her house. Why? Her fourth body guard, Carl recognizes the sounds and know what they are. Carl will find himself in a fight against evil.
This story is good versus evil with gore, violence and action. This is my first novel by this author. I liked it but I do think that not all people may like it due to the awful horrors in the novel. If you want to read horror, this is a book to read!
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
This story is good versus evil with gore, violence and action. This is my first novel by this author. I liked it but I do think that not all people may like it due to the awful horrors in the novel. If you want to read horror, this is a book to read!
Disclaimer: I received an arc of this book free from the author/publisher from Netgalley. I was not obliged to write a favorable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
August 3, 2022
The entire sentiment behind this read can be summed by one line from early on in the novel: “God, guns, and guts.”
Only giving it three stars because of how much I laughed while reading this. A complete product of a writer’s warnings in the midst of the Satanic Panic of the time. The story itself was a good enough but all the viewpoints shoved in there really killed the great time of a cheap horror read.
Only giving it three stars because of how much I laughed while reading this. A complete product of a writer’s warnings in the midst of the Satanic Panic of the time. The story itself was a good enough but all the viewpoints shoved in there really killed the great time of a cheap horror read.
October 1, 2023
Gross & gorey, but a darn good horror story!
This was, for me, a real page turner! I totally enjoyed this book, as well as the one before where all the devilishness started. It sure would be great to have another book after this one! I really enjoyed all the characters. Especially Carl and Dingo, the dog. I do plan on reading more of this author's horror stories. They're so good!!!!
This was, for me, a real page turner! I totally enjoyed this book, as well as the one before where all the devilishness started. It sure would be great to have another book after this one! I really enjoyed all the characters. Especially Carl and Dingo, the dog. I do plan on reading more of this author's horror stories. They're so good!!!!
November 2, 2010
Wow was this graphic! I guess the author needed to be overly graphic to get across the gruesomeness of th situation but man, those with a weak stomach should skip this one. I liked Carl and Dee but the rest of the characters (and there are a ton of them) are jerks or worse. Gruesome doesn't usually bother me but his was completely over the top and downright disgusting.
August 19, 2009
Man I remember reading this when I was young and just be so freaking scared of cats after that. It is a cheesy full on hokey-horror but highly entertaining. I haven't read it in years, and now I'm thinking I should read this series again. Fun freaky horror at it's best!
May 4, 2019
Great read!
I enjoyed reading this book as much as I did Cat's Cradle. The story continues with different players and just as intense as the first one. Excellent writing and attention to detail...didn't disappoint! Glad I stumbled upon your books. Off to read your 5 book series!
I enjoyed reading this book as much as I did Cat's Cradle. The story continues with different players and just as intense as the first one. Excellent writing and attention to detail...didn't disappoint! Glad I stumbled upon your books. Off to read your 5 book series!
April 1, 2017
Again both books were good, but scarry, NO. I have read scarier
books.
books.
April 16, 2019
Wow
I loved this book ! It was packed with action and attention getters. You won't be disappointed off you like horror
I loved this book ! It was packed with action and attention getters. You won't be disappointed off you like horror
March 17, 2022
Compelling reading
Some truly graphic descriptive writing. A Compelling read that puts you right there. I had to keep reading. I will look for more from this author.
Some truly graphic descriptive writing. A Compelling read that puts you right there. I had to keep reading. I will look for more from this author.
December 17, 2025
First Johnstone book. Just like Gradey Hendrix i didnt read the first one. I got intrigued by the description of Johnstone in Paperbacks from hell with his cray cray style and throwing things at you until nothing makes sense.
So i had high exoectations. And i started reading and i didnt realise how cray cray the book was until halfway trough when i tried to summarize it to my GF.
Bonkers! Very enjoyable. Action packed to the max, will def revisit this one. Ending was a bit meh, anticlimax. But cant wait to read Johnstones other books.
So i had high exoectations. And i started reading and i didnt realise how cray cray the book was until halfway trough when i tried to summarize it to my GF.
Bonkers! Very enjoyable. Action packed to the max, will def revisit this one. Ending was a bit meh, anticlimax. But cant wait to read Johnstones other books.
February 7, 2021
I remember finding this book when I was around 15-16 years old and absolutely loving it... fast forward 15 years and it struck me that I could find it on amazon! And I did, paid more than a paperback like this is worth used, but whatever nostalgia sometimes has no price.
Well I started it... and couldn't finish it. The dialogue was so cheesy, the plot is as loose and at times incoherent.
Long review short, maybe skip this one.
Well I started it... and couldn't finish it. The dialogue was so cheesy, the plot is as loose and at times incoherent.
Long review short, maybe skip this one.
January 16, 2022
Jesus, another Johnstone thrill ride! This is the sequel to Cat’s Cradle. In my opinion a sequel wasn’t needed. Cats cradle was a perfect book and this book was nowhere near as good as the first book. It was just a rehash of the first but now with a lot of Satanist running around! But I still thought it was enjoyable and a hell of a good time was had while reading it. Four-star read. I’ll keep reading Johnstone‘s work
July 2, 2019
Just another of William's 80's horror novels, that is dark. And I just am here for it. <3
April 29, 2021
Almost perdictable
November 26, 2024
An outrageous example of ‘80s horror excess. Awful writing and interchangeable characters but still, for pure supernatural carnage and satanic panic cliches, this one can’t be beat.
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