Evil Whispers [Paperback]

Owl Goingback (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 8, 2001

A family searches for the perfect vacation spot-and finds perfect horror-when their daughter's disappearance is attributed to a legendary creature who lives in the woods.

Praise for Owl Goingback...

The suspense of a Clive Barker or Dean Koontz. (Kirkus Reviews)

Not to be read late at night. (San Francisco Examiner)

Goingback understands what makes horror fiction tick. (The Arizona Republic)

Goingback has a talent for creating heart-stopping scenes....frightening. (Sun-Sentinel - Fort Lauderdale)

Owl Goingback is a natural storyteller who will be spinning his tales for a long time to come. (Martin H. Greenberg)

Goingback writes the elemental scare, the campfire tale, that's all too rare these days. (Gothic.net)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Signet (May 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451202910
• ISBN-13: 978-0451202918
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,493,674 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Summertime Reading!, May 26, 2001

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Chris K. (Central Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evil Whispers (Paperback)

If you enjoy a fun, fast-paced "beach read", and you like something suspenseful and scary, then the latest book by award-winning horror novelist Owl Goingback is a terror-rific choice for you! Like the author's previous novels, EVIL WHISPERS doesn't waste any time jumping into the action. Set in a Central Florida "fish camp" near Orlando, the Patterson family from Missouri decides a nice, quiet backwoods vacation is what they need. But what they don't know is there's an evil force lurking in the swamp, waiting... And when young Krissy Patterson wanders into the woods one day, she starts to hear something unseen whispering to her. Written in straightforward prose with no "hit-you-over-the-head" paragraph-long descriptions, EVIL WHISPERS is easy, enjoyable reading and hard to put down. As is the author's signature, the book has one Native American character and is filled with some Indian mysticism, but nothing that gets in the way of the plot. And although some think this type of story is a bit cliche, this reviewer has one last comment: Who better to tell a horror story filled with some elements of Indian mysticism than someone who is one!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Chilling Non-Stop Ride Through Darkest Evil!, May 22, 2001

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Kristy Dark (Ojai, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evil Whispers (Paperback)

I climbed aboard the Evil Whispers express at 1:00AM on a Friday night, thinking I'd just read for an hour or so. No way! Finally, at 4:00AM, I had to force myself to go to bed and get some sleep. The next morning I jumped right back on and kept going until I finished it. Wow! What a thrilling, fast-paced, non-stop ride! American Indian lore, voodoo, a villain that totally creeped me out...and plenty of horrifying, suspenseful scenes that really gave me the shivers. A very scary, extremely entertaining book - don't start it too late at night.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This one is hard to put down!, February 11, 2002

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FloozyFlapper1926 (Somewhere in the 20's) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evil Whispers (Paperback)

This book is what good horror is all about. Its the story of a family who takes a vacation down in Florida. What should have been a relaxing time for the Pattersons soon turns to a nightmare as the spirit of an evil voodoo sorcerer begins to call out to their young daughter. Sometimes less prose is more as is the case with this novel. It doesn't rely on unnecessary descriptions to make it a great novel rather its the author's ability to keep you turning pages until the very end.

I think he captures the swamps and the frightening spirit extremely well and does it in a way that makes you look over your shoulder as you read this late at night. This one has all the elements of a great horror novel with some added aspects of Indian lore that gives this writer his own special touch.

If you like a gripping read, get this one. I found myself reading the entire thing in one day which is very rare for me. Owl Goingback has all the makings to become one of the most popular names in horror. I hope he comes out with another book very soon. A great novel!