The Wells of Hell [Paperback]

Graham Masterton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books (November 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812522117
• ISBN-13: 978-0812522112
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,696,660 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lobstrosities on the rampage!, March 4, 2002

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Jim Lay (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wells of Hell (Paperback)

Nobody does horror better than Graham Masterton. The more of his work I read, the more I become convinced of that. And even when the subject matter is unapologetically outrageous-- as it is in the case of THE WELLS OF HELL-- Masterton manages to pull it off with genuine terror and a nudge and a wink of black humor in the process... A small town in Conneticut finds an ancient evil beneath the ground. A living entity with power over water and an infectious mutation that turns people into crustaceous monsters... Masterton has fun with the idea and supports it with a credible backstory and history of ancient curses and Lovecraftian gods. Great fun, good horror, and another jewel from one of the most incredible imaginations and brilliant storytellers in horror fiction. Masterton NEVER disappoints.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Masterton's love letter to "The Color Out of Space", February 28, 2002

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Chadwick H. Saxelid "Bookworm" (Concord, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wells of Hell (Paperback)

Funny tasting water from a contaminated well leads to a terrifying battle between good and evil in Graham Masterton's loving tribute to Lovecraft's classic tale of alien contamination, "The Color Out of Space." When a family is turned into lobsterlike critters, a heroic plumber and his feisty female friend must journey to another world to save ours from an evil intrusion. Masterton sprinkles the gruesome violence and erotic tension with just enough humor to make it go down smooth. Highly recommended.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dark, wet, scary, with a lingering stench of rotting fish., January 10, 2001

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"werecat99" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wells of Hell (Paperback)

I'm a great fan of Masterton's work and this book was one I really enjoyed. In this book he creates a dark, wet small town, where ancient Evils lurk in underground lakes. The heroes battle against powerful enemies who seem to come straight from Hell (and Lovecraft's imagination) and a cat named Shelley leads the way to the final confrontation. Dark, wet, scary, with a lingering stench of rotting fish. A great horror book.