Customer Reviews

Dead White

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

On a cold winter's night, the citizens of Deacon's Kill find themselves at the mercy of a snow storm. The few who are not snowed in come together in the town hall to draft a disaster plan and create a temporary shelter. But something else has arrived in their town. Something more ominous than any blizzard. An old circus train rolls in on railroad tracks that haven't been used in nearly a century. And inside the train are vengeful phantoms that want the town to pay in blood for a forgotten sin. Ryan's novel has all the elements of a classic horror novel. In a simple, but compelling writing style, he delivers one of the creepiest and most entertaining horror novels I've ever had the pleasure of reading. Highly recommended...especially for a cold winter's night!

Deacons Kill is a town that I would not like to visit. It seems to have more than its share of creepy events going on in this small town in the Catskills. While the term "kill" refers to a stream or river, the other meaning would be quite appropriate in the case of Dead White.

Anyone who has ever been snowed in knows the sense of clautrophobia that can accompany such an event. Sound is muffled, individuals cling to their home, the entire face of the world is changed.

Now, into this alien white world in Deacons Kill comes an antique circus train, on rusted, unused tracks and the horror begins.

Highly recommended for those who enjoy a compact dose of grue-- especially recommended if the reader happens to be snowed in!

Deacons Kill is a town that I would not like to visit. It seems to have more than its share of creepy events going on in this small town in the Catskills. While the term "kill" refers to a stream or river, the other meaning would be quite appropriate in the case of Dead White.

Anyone who has ever been snowed in knows the sense of clautrophobia that can accompany such an event. Sound is muffled, individuals cling to their home, the entire face of the world is changed. Cabin fever refers to the anxiety that can happen during such an event.

Now, into this alien white world in Deacons Kill comes an antique circus train on rusted, unused tracks. And the horror begins.

Highly recommended for those who enjoy a compact dose of grue-- especially recommended if the reader happens to be snowed in at the time!

This remains one of my favorite horror novels of all time! There is one scene involving juggling that I still recall vividly some 25 years after reading it. Genuinely creepy and extremely well-written. I hope that Necon Horror Classics publishes this one as an ebook because I would love to read it again on my Kindle.

This book is very much worth reading, if only as a diversion. It is a fun well paced read that doesn't aim to be anything but that. If you happen to run across this book, read it. After all, who can resist killer clowns with floppy feet?

Okay, the first few chapters had a creepie feel maybe but this novel lands with a big thud halfway through. The so-called suspense attempts to build up throughout 3/4 worth of the book only to reveal a dissapointing ending that didn't have any chills whatsoever. I don't understand the high ratings this book has recieved. If you want a better "cold weather" horror novel to read, try After Sundown by Randall Boyll.