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Lori

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"Lori" is a vintage thriller/horror novel by the master of clear, matter-of-fact horror prose and unexpected black humor. It helps to be familiar with the works of what other writers in the genre have called the "clown prince" of horror, because the leavening of humor, sometimes subtle, sometimes not, really spices the mix. The heroine comes home from college to L.A. after her parents have been killed when their house burned down, and right away, strange things start happening...a psychic calls to warn her of danger, her boyfriend shows up and seems to behave strangely, she discovers something very strange indeed in an old high school yearbook, and in the thick of the story, Lori begins to wonder not only what happened to her parents, but who she really is. And someone seems to be threatening her life! A terrific read all alone at night with plenty of hot chocolate (or whatever) at hand.

One of the worst books I've ever read. The plot was amusing enough, but the style was so overly dramatic and repetitive I kept 'falling out' of the plot, distracted by the writing itself. Every simple act was made to seem overly dramatic, almost to the point of (to make up an example) 'beads of sweat formed on her brow as she gripped the cupboard handle; would there be bread for her sandwich?' Also, I wished I'd kept track of how many times I read a variation of 'nothing could go wrong. Or could it?' I couldn't believe the frequency of '...or would she?, ...or did they?, ...or is it?' etc. Again and again and again!

I chose the book based on Robert Bloch's reputation; I imagine there must be something to it, and maybe I happened to read the only bad one, but it was the first and possibly last of his books for me. Its only saving grace was that it was a quick read.

Lori comes home from graduation only to find her parents dead and her house burnt down. Now Lori is out to find the truth about her parents death and to find out who she really is. Trapped beneath an old abandoned hospital lies the truth but can Lori find it alone.