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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
santaria, the civil war & gore,
By Vinster (Jersey City, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil in Gray (Mass Market Paperback)
Masterton writes as if he's intentionally trying to make me vomit. This is a good thing. I loved the wit of the Detective, the mysterious elements of the Santeria religion, and the graphic scenes of death. People are disemboweled, heads are cut off, and other tasy scenarios unfold throughout the book. The writing is by no means intelligent, but that's probably why it appealed to simple little me.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chilling, spell-binding, and uniquely horrific...that's Graham Masterton for you!,
This review is from: The Devil in Gray (Mass Market Paperback)
Decker Martin is a Richmond, VA detective who is slowly reaching the end of his rope. Carrying on affairs with various women (including his captain's wife), routinely looking for a new girlfriend, Martin is trying to forget the death of his beloved girlfriend, Cathy. That's not so easy as of late, especially because he's been having dreams about Cathy...and seeing her apparition in his apartment...
Cathy is warning Decker. The detective has just taken a unique and disturbing case--a killer who appears out of nowhere, brutally muders without being seen, and vanishes just as suddenly. The only eyewitness is a Down's Syndrome girl with a unique psychic gift. But as Decker pursues his invisible killer, he slowly descends into the Richmond subculture, into a fascinating and terrifying religion, and comes to realize that he may be on the killer's hit-list... For decades, Graham Masterton has been crafting some truly unique horror novels. "The Devil in Gray" is no exception. It is gritty, it is witty, it is terrifying. Decker Martin is definitely an anti-hero prototype...occasionally hilarious, occasaionally unlikeable. The killer--and the deaths--are definitely spine-tingling, and then there is the mystique of the religious subculture you find yourself emersed in. "The Devil In Gray" is one to read late at night, with the lights on. And for you Civil War buffs out there...prepare to have your socks frightened off! The same goes for the rest of you.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Horror; Devilishly Detailed,
By Santeria "Son of Tazz" (Tallahassee) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Devil in Gray (Mass Market Paperback)
In the last ten years, Masterton's horror work has benefitted from his historical romance fiction.This book is not one for "Civil War Buffs" but is a book for people who like Supernatural Horror with a very detailed historical background.
Masterton's craft at this style of popular fiction is getting better and better. His research skills are as excellent as ever, but it is his presentation of the material that gets better and better. Masterton's real key is the story weave. He shows fairly extreme ultra-violence, and gradually draws together the threads of occult themes in various forms, and in his usually tantalizing manner, creates a very intriguing tapestry of superb horror, scarey supernatural elements, increasingly witty comments, and historically hysterical moments that always leaves the Masterton fans ( and non fans ) wanting more. ENJOY
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