Supernatural Horror at its Best: Dark of the Night by John Saul

Best selling author John Saul became a media favorite in 1977 after he published Suffer the Children and continues to delight terror genre enthusiasts with other bestsellers that have 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 prepared for sale in the fall. However, unbeknownst to the family, the house is available at such an affordable price because it was once owned by a Dr. Hector Darby, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances years ago.  

Perhaps, psychically tuned in Eric’s mother, Merrill, is the lone holdout about the trip as she fears that the deal is to good-to-be-true. Despite her reservations, however, she relents and goes along with the plan. It is just a short time after their arrival at Pinecrest, however, that her intuition proves correct as 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. It is not the pieces themselves though that prove harmful but the evil within them that take control of the young minds who discover them. Truly, the suspense that Saul weaves into his tale will keep you posed at the edge of your seat as he once again exhibit his 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.  

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