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The Strangers

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This author is one of the most talented yet underappreciated writers in the horror field. Mort Castle hasn't written a bad book ever!, I've read every book he's ever written and I loved every one of them. Synopsis from the back cover since it wasn't provided above. Meet Michael Louden, typical young American husband and father, mowing the lawn of his typical suburban home. He's everybody's buddy, has a great sense of humor, works hard at his typical boring job to provide for the wife and kids. And he is a Stranger. Michael seethes with furious impatience for the coming of the Time of the Strangers, when he and millions like him (perhaps your husband, your wife, your child) will be able at last to reveal their true selves to a horrified, helpless world. There will be meaningless torture and senseless murder. Rivers and streets will run red with blood. This is the Time of the Strangers. And the time is almost here...

kicked butt...a literary masterpiece. Even if you bought the original edition I highly recommend this version! priceless! Tops anything on the best seller list without breaking a sweat...cant wait for the movie!

It's a familiar theme -- evil walks among us, but this story is well-crafted and held my attention. A fairly quick read, settle into a chair on your porch, patio or deck for an afternoon that might change the way you look at your neighbors. I read this book years ago and was just searching Mort Castle's name for something new to add to my library when I ran across this title that I already own. It's worth a second read.

I was lured to read this book by the description on the cover. I had fairly low expectations going in and this book did not even live up to those. Castle's writing, while tediously descriptive, is pedestrian in every other way. The plot was plodding and the "surprise" ending was no surprise at all. I could not find a level at which I enjoyed this book. It was a bad horror story, bad literature and not even an enjoyable slasher type thriller. I'll not belabor the point, there is nothing to recommend this book.