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NIGHTSTONE

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I first read NightStone in 1987, I was 17 years old and it scared the bejesus out of me! I loved the book so much I re-read it immediately and then loaned it to friends and family - hounding each one until they returned it! I've read NightStone several more times in the last 15 years and still list it in my Top 3 Best All-Time Reads. The characters are well-defined and the plot intriguing - as the story unfolds your imagination can get the better of you. Grab a night-light, a snack, and a cozy chair...you wont want to put it down.

This book is one of the few that will truly scare you. The plot centers around a man his wife and child moving into a house that was in his family for years. A previous reviewer said that what the stone was is never revealed but thats not true. It is shrouded in myth and explained somewhat but you are left to draw out your own conclusions and i like that.

The entire book is filled with a creepy tension that builds and builds until a crazy climax that shocks you. You'll actually find yourself afraid of a horse in this book and i never thought that possible. I hope everyone reads this book it is truly a gem.

Hautala has mastered his art in this eerie and intense novel. Not sure what the previous reviewer was reading, I was unable to put this one down. I had no problem understanding the story at all, this was purely a great read. If you love horror, or just love a a book with the ability to grab you and hold you, this book is the one. Even when delving into issues of the para-normal, Hautala keeps a firm grasp on reality and character development, lulling one into the belief that what is happening to the people in the book could happen to you. The writing unnerves, with a palpable doom lurking from page one.