John Saul became a media favorite in 1977 after he published Suffer the Children and has continued to delight terror genre enthusiasts since that time with other bestsellers that included a Perfect Nightmare and The Right Hand of Evil. With his latest endeavor, Dark of the Night, Saul once again takes the reader on a roller coaster ride into the bizarre world of the supernatural.

The tale begins innocently enough with Eric Brewster’s family making plans to join their friends for a fun-filled summer vacation at picturesque Phantom Lake, Wisconsin. A last minute decision on their part provides them the opportunity to rent one of the area’s nicest homes which is being ready to go up for sale in the fall. However, unbeknownst to the family is that the house is available at such an affordable price because it was once owned by a Dr. Hector Darby, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances seven years ago allowing his heirs to rid themselves of it for what they hoped would be a good price.

The lone holdout on being excited about the trip is Eric’s mother, Merrill, who fears that the deal is to good-to-be-true but since her family in friends are so insistent she relents and goes along with the plan. It is just a short time after their arrival at Pinecrest, however, that Eric and his friends discover a hidden room that contains a strange assortment of macabre items that had at one time belonged to famous serial killers worldwide. Be prepared, however, because as strange as this room is the control that the pieces manage to wield over the unsuspecting will keep you posed at the edge of your seat once again exhibiting Saul’s skill at sending shivers up the spines of even the most hard cored horror addicts.

So, if you are looking for a spine-tingling thriller that will interrupt your slumber at night Dark of the Night might just provide the ticket for ending your sweet dreams. No doubt about it John Saul is a master in his field and this is another winner.