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Shadowshow (Onyx)

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Something is very amiss in the small town of Gainther, Georgia. The new owner of The ShadowShow Movie Theatre, Athaniel Badon has reopened the cinema and what is projected onto the screen is the nightmares of the townsfolk come to life.This book is set in the 1950's in a time of simple life and simple pleasures which are turned upside down as the movies keep on being played.One character worth mentioning in the book is spinster and teacher Anne Lewis, who laments her lost youth and fears growing old alone.This book is a rare offering by a very skilled writer and ShadowShow will remain in your mind long after the last reel of film has finished.

This book almost got me in trouble at my job when I read it because I could not put it down! The intensity of this tale really sticks with the reader. Imagine my surprise when I read the author's biography to find that it was written by none other than my favorite college English professor, the man who taught me that the written word can take one's imagination anywhere it wants to go! Way to go, Dr. Strickland! Do it again!

It's been several years since I read this gem, (and it's about time to pick it up again,) but it's one of my all time favorite horror novels. A mysterious dark man reopens an old abandoned theater in a small town in Georgia. What he projects on the screen, and how he begins to manipulate members of the town, make for some of the creepiest nightmares I've ever read. Strickland's talent is on par with Stephen King, here. The depth of his characterization and storytelling ability is brilliant. My only criticism is that he hasn't done more in the genre. Highest recommendation for horror fans.