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4.8 stars!Horror strewn, demonic, court room drama.Farris writes some of the most realistic, naturalistic dialog in the horror genre. My husband and I had a blast reenacting the opening verbal row between Rich and Karyn. The other reviews provide enough plot, so I won't belabor plot, setting, or narrative.What I can I offer up? I am a horror aficionado (having read over 1000 horror novels). Son of the Endless Night is now snugly ensconced in my top 10 demonic possession novels alongside William
Another book that I can't actually remember buying, it just dropped through my letterbox a few weeks ago, I'm guessing I hit the 'buy now with 1 click' button without realising, not bad for £0.40 (plus P+P)I thought this was a great book, a real throwback to the old school 80's horror that I used to love when I was younger.The dynamic of an exorcism/demonic possession/courtroom drama worked brilliantly, it wasn't without its flaws but I thought it worked really well.Its quite a big book for what...
I read this book for shits and giggles, but damn if it wasn't pretty frickin' amazing. This author comes up with some of the most outlandish, unimaginable descriptions and similes/metaphors that will have you shaking your head and cracking up uncontrollably. Full of some pretty gory scenes, but nothing scary (in my opinion). Let's just say I'll never get the toilet scene with the police officer out of my head. If you think demon possession, multiple murders caused by a demon, and the climactic c...
I don't remember ever having read a book I so intensely both loved and hated. I loved the idea of a legal case being built around the plea "not guilty by reason of demonic possession." I mean, how would one go about proving demonic possession in a court of law? And, if successful, what would it mean for the future of our legal system?Unfortunately, author John Farris doesn't even come close to taking full advantage of this intriguing premise, and, at times, the book descends into pure 80's schlo...
I just finished a buddy read with my fellow 80's horror lovers over at Goodreads. I'm so glad I participated because this book was just plain FUN! This was a unique tale that successfully blended demonic possession with courtroom drama. I know it sounds like a crazy mix, and it is, but believe me when I say that this book (mostly)delivered. This story had a unique structure. It is told in 3 parts, the first telling the story of Rich and what happened to him. The second is told from the point of...
3 stars--I liked the book. Though I feel like I should give it a fourth star for one of the craziest, over-the-top deaths that I've ever read! (The police officer.) Trigger warnings for child sexual assault, general demon evilness, and a smidge of racism.Man. This is a demon possession novel, one of so many written after The Exorcist, but this one isn't afraid to go all the way into crazytown. The book is divided into three parts--the story of Rich, who becomes possessed, the story of his brothe...
Read in 1987. A 500 page account of demonic possession with a twist.
This would have broken my brain if I'd read it in my youth. Quite gruesome & disturbing (unsavory!) even for this ol' Constant Horrorreader - and then again also *quite* silly at times. My first Farris. Not exactly what I was expecting, but I did blaze through it (after deciding not to finish it, & then reversing that decision almost capriciously). All I can say is A LOT happens in this one. A LOT."Rich talked about the glorious possibilities of a career in journalism ('You can write about anyth...
Very well written book, but poorly structured. It could be half shorter if the author didn´t write a lot of unuseful chapters.
I enjoy 80s slashers and this one is actually well written with decent character development instead of just talking heads dropped in the middle of destruction. The only thing that annoyed me about it was the author's tendency to way over-describe every single character that's introduced. Also, every single woman is seen through a one track sexualized lens. But I'm not going to rate this for literary merit and parts of it were genuinely creepy, particularly anything to do with the character of I...
This book tries really hard to be disturbing, even including an eyeball-destroying bludgeon-fest and a child-rape scene.. but shocktacular antics don't make up for a downright stupid story. By the way, my friend Mike was permanently traumatized by the eyeball-destroying head trauma scene. Such things are not necessary.
I first read this 20+ years ago... it was interesting to reread it again and see how my perceptions have changed. Still a great book.
I loved this book! Felt at home with my favorite 80’s horror. This book is about possession, and it’s also played out partially in a courtroom trial, so makes things interesting. I loved the characters as well. This story is a lot of fun.
This was my first John Farris book.80s horror is my thing and this didnt disappoint!A story of good vs evil,plenty of hair raising moments and gore, can't wait to read more.
As always, another outstanding horror novel by John Farris! The beginning was a little confusing, causing me to wonder if I'd missed some previous book, but before long I couldn't put it down! Now THIS is what a horror novel reads like!
Not very good book about possession-induced crime. There was a true crime case like that one, and the true crime one is more interesting than this one. More confusion due to the author's tendency of using similar names for different characters. Karyn, Caitlin, Crystal, and so on and so on. Leaves too many threads hanging but honestly what was worse was the creepy descriptions of barely pubescent girls. Characters are flat and their motivations are opaque. I have never read this author before so
Absolutely loved it, first book I've read by Farris - won't be the last! Very intelligent possession horror novel that does rival with Blatty's classic The Exorcist . Read it!
One of the worst possible books one can ever ever read. It was an effort to even allot it one star. Yes, the book is THAT bad. It would take me a lifetime to figure out how this book ever get to have a total of 3.81 rating, where even something like 1.81 would have been kindly. It also taught me a lesson that when it comes to choosing Horror genre, I shld strictly stick to Stephen King. And maybe an odd Peter Straub book once in a while.
What a lovely slab of eighties horror! John Farris deftly combines two genres, horror and courtroom drama in this 1985 novel, and coats it all with some lovely, inch-thick demonic cheese. And man, the result is tasty. It's tasty as hell!The story gets off to a slow start; there's Richard Devon and his girlfriend Karyn, a missing girl and a coven apparently led by an apparently long-dead woman. Rich goes on a search for the missing girl and finds her, as well as the demon who possesses her. Promp...
Son of the Endless Night is one of my favorite horror novels by one of my favorite writers. It is high on my list of books that I reread many times. I highly recommend it to all mature horror fans. Very likable characters in terrifying situations, definitely for adults only.