A Nightmare On Elm Street #2: Dreamspawn [Mass Market Paperback]

Christa Faust (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Black Flame (April 26, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844161730
• ISBN-13: 978-1844161737
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #640,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Darn Good, June 7, 2005

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R. Stringini "moviman7643" (Addison, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Nightmare On Elm Street #2: Dreamspawn (Mass Market Paperback)

I've read both books in the Nightmare on Elm Street series so far, and while I did enjoy Suffer the Children more, I can't believe how well written this book is. The style, the story, the pacing, the dialogue, and the gore were all top notch. This one does move a good deal slower than the first book, but it has stronger characters because of it.

I was worried that this book was going to be a let down in the gore department. The first Elm Street book was mean, nasty and gritty. From the first half of this book, I didn't get that feeling. Then the massacre starts. Now, I'm not a fan of massacres in these books most of the time. Jason X #2 is the perfect example. Tons of people die very quickly, and you never really care. In this book... well, tons of people die, but their death scenes are all well handled. There are a few silly moments, but at the same time, I didn't mind. Every silly moment was replaced by a nice nasty one. Just wait till you get to the part with the girl and the TV screen. Good stuff.

If you liked book one, then you'll like book two. Now they better bring on book three soon!

Oh, and the description of the book, as stated above, is totally off. There is no Freddy spawn in this book. This has to do with a group of girls using Freddy to get revenge on some bullies, and then it backfires horribly. That comes in book three.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dreamspawn - Bad title, GOOOOOOD story!, August 5, 2006

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Camren (Kennewick, WA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Nightmare On Elm Street #2: Dreamspawn (Mass Market Paperback)

Well, I just finished reading this book. I'm not going to lie and say that I took a shine to it right off the bat, because I didn't. In fact, about 80 pages or so, I stopped reading it and put it away for a few months, because it seemed like nothing was happening.

Then I finished reading "Friday the 13th: Hell Lake" and was in the mood for some more 'scary stuff', though not Jason, and sadly, there are almost no books of my FAVORITE horror movie villain, Michael Myers of 'Halloween'. So I thought, well, I'll give 'Dreamspawn' another whirl.

The prologue had me hooked, but as the story of Jane progressed, it seemed more and more detached from the prologue, until the girl Rose appeared, and FINALLY, everything clicked together. Don't get me wrong, I liked Jane. She sounded a lot like me in school; not popular, rather contemtuous of the clique system that plagues schools these days, and preferring to read than hang out with idiots, though I was glad that she was able to makes some good friends. That's what sorta happened with me. :)

But when Rose appears, all hell breaks loose. :) She is seriously messed up in the head, and it shows from the moment she arrives! When Freddy finally showed up in the book, I couldn't put it down! Each killing had me tingling with excitement (is that demented, or what?) and at times, I was laughing Freddy's laugh. ;) Freddy even manages to sneak in a couple of his one-liners which always make me laugh, and display his sick sense of humor which movie-watchers either love or hate. I'm one of the former. Frankly, I thought this book woulda made a decent movie. If it were, Freddy's total body count would outnumber both Michael Myers AND Jason Voorhees, in just one book!

The ending was good, albeit a bit predictable, as the authorities, in their 'grounded-in-the-mundane' way place the blame for Freddy's carnage on . . . well, I won't say who. Read it for yourself, and have fun!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good!, March 12, 2006

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harry "harry" (illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Nightmare On Elm Street #2: Dreamspawn (Mass Market Paperback)

Well i went into it sureit would be great with an author like christa and it was! somethings were diaappointing though: No elm street, didnt get that "Nightmare on elm street" feel.

but all in all a great read i could barely put it down with out yanking it up and seeing who dies next!