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This was my first Brian Keene novel, and while it kept me reading and turning the pages which is a plus, it didn't scare me. I should have felt claustophobic since the town of Walden, VA is engulfed by a sinister darkness. When the residents wake up one morning they are stunned to find that there is no electricity, phone, or sun. Everything that they are used to is gone, and no one knows why. That's some scary stuff, why wasn't I scared?

The cover of this book states that Brian Keene is the next Stephen King - if that's the case, then I expect to have goosebumps from time to time or be really scared at least once or twice. I remember reading Christine--it's about a car. A car that comes to life, silly premise maybe, but I remember thinking about Christine when I wasn't reading the book and being actually scared when I was by myself. This book doesn't give you goosebumps but it just might gross you out as it is filled with one scene after another of grisly, gross occurances of what happens to some of the residents of the town. The darkness takes over the souls of some of them and they act in most horrid ways and the author uses his imagination to tell some of the grossest scenarios. To me gross is gross, scary is another thing, it's a bump in the night with no explanation. Maybe it's picking up the unworking phone to hear strange voices. It's something, but it isn't in this one.

I do plan to read more from this author to see if the comparison to Stephen King is really there, otherwise I am going to mark it up to a marketing ploy to get people to buy these books. I expect to be creeped out with a scary book, not just grossed out. This can be a page turner but don't expect any goosebumps. Some of the premise of the book is pretty good but it doesn't carry the weight.


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Darkness on the Edge of Town Brian Keene 9780843960914 Books Reviews

From bestselling author Brian Keene comes the much-awaited paperback adaptation of "Darkness on the Edge of Town", another installment in his expanding Labyrinth mythos. In many ways, this is Brian Keene at his best "Darkness" is obsessively readable, demanding a finish in one sitting, and it exposes a bitter-sweet mix of human frailty and strength, while recounting the ages-old struggle between good and evil. Also a plus for Keene fans and collectors, Leisure's paperback edition is an expanded version of an earlier small press special edition, featuring 20,000 more words and a slightly different ending.

It comes like a "thief in the night", the darkness that falls over Walden, Virginia, and it cuts the small town off from the world at large. Completely. No phones work, land-line or cell. Radios fall silent as all television channels drop off air. Hundreds of loved ones who drove past the darkness to work never return. Multiple theories arise doomsday scenarios, apocalyptic predictions of doom, fears of nuclear war, perhaps even another terrorist attack. However, as attempts to breach the darkness end in disaster, a terrible truth becomes clear...

Something waits for them in the dark. It knows their names. Eats their fears, mimics their loved ones. Worse, its sly influence dampens their joy and hope, suppresses their courage, pricks their guilt and stokes their rage. As the days pass and the darkness persists, the townspeople of Walden become prey not only to the Things lurking in the dark...but to neighbors. Friends. Loved ones, also. The darkness is patient. It will wait forever to consume them...or until they consume each other.

Brian Keene continues to prove himself more than adapt at mixing myth, legend, and religion in an examination of man's place in the Universe. Lovecraft is there. Greek mythology is there, folklore, too. Still, this is Brian Keene fast-paced with an authentic voice that resonates. For another peek into the Labyrinth, pick this up today.
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I've always loved Keene books, and I've always looked forward to his books. I'm sorry to report that Darkness on the Edge of Town is a rare miss or Keene.

The plot is pretty simple. There is a darkness that seems to be on just the edge of the a town, hence the name. The people in the town, can't cross it, and they heard the screams of the people that have tried. However, something is in the darkness that's watching the town, watching and waiting for the right moment to strike.

I had several problems with this book. The biggest problem I had is that, well, nothing happens. Nothing to much, just one or two things, and that's it. The darkness can take the form of others that the people know. Could be a family member, or someone you know, just to lure you into the darkness. I really meant what I said, nothing happens. It was a dull read.

The characters are just okay. The main character is named Robbie and he's keeping a journal on what is happening. Most of the characters were so flat and had no depth to them. I just liked one, Dez, who was the local homeless crazy guy, but he knew what the "Darkness" was. What he said about the Darkness and where it came from was pretty interesting. Now, did he really know, or was it just the ramblings of a crazy man. Either way, he was the only character that had any depth.

The writing style left a lot to be desired. There was no plot twists, nothing to really keep the reader hooked. I just finished it to see what would happen, and nothing does. Not a thing. When I read Keene, I do expect horror, and we didn't even get a lot of that. I guess Keene wanted to show the "horror" of what man can do to man when darkness takes over your soul. I guess he did that, but that's not what I expected.

Some have said that he ripped off Stephen King's The Mist, okay maybe. I feel he also ripped off Harry Potter. The Darkness was called, "He who shall not be named" and the Darkness fed of the misery of others. If that's not talking about Voldermort and the Dementors, then I don't know what is.

For me, this book was a major let down. This was a very rare miss for Keene. I hope his next book is up to his usual standards.
This was my first Brian Keene novel, and while it kept me reading and turning the pages which is a plus, it didn't scare me. I should have felt claustophobic since the town of Walden, VA is engulfed by a sinister darkness. When the residents wake up one morning they are stunned to find that there is no electricity, phone, or sun. Everything that they are used to is gone, and no one knows why. That's some scary stuff, why wasn't I scared?

The cover of this book states that Brian Keene is the next Stephen King - if that's the case, then I expect to have goosebumps from time to time or be really scared at least once or twice. I remember reading Christine--it's about a car. A car that comes to life, silly premise maybe, but I remember thinking about Christine when I wasn't reading the book and being actually scared when I was by myself. This book doesn't give you goosebumps but it just might gross you out as it is filled with one scene after another of grisly, gross occurances of what happens to some of the residents of the town. The darkness takes over the souls of some of them and they act in most horrid ways and the author uses his imagination to tell some of the grossest scenarios. To me gross is gross, scary is another thing, it's a bump in the night with no explanation. Maybe it's picking up the unworking phone to hear strange voices. It's something, but it isn't in this one.

I do plan to read more from this author to see if the comparison to Stephen King is really there, otherwise I am going to mark it up to a marketing ploy to get people to buy these books. I expect to be creeped out with a scary book, not just grossed out. This can be a page turner but don't expect any goosebumps. Some of the premise of the book is pretty good but it doesn't carry the weight.