Darkness Under the Sun

from imaginationzombie

This novella's beginning and middle has excellent suspense and makes me crave roast beef & swiss cheese sandwiches. Pure Evil! Koontz writes this adult/devil -child chase that has echoes of 'Night of the Hunter' (one of my favorite horror movies of ALL time). However, after the big ramp up and ge...

from ecataldi

It's been years since I've read a Dean Koontz book so I thought I would test the waters by reading one of his short stories. "Darkness Under the Sun" sheds light on childhood innocence and naivety and how it can be broken. Eleven year old Howie, a sad, laughed at, scarred little boy encounters th...

from djgreg40

Excellent novella. About the end of a certain kind of innocence and a great teaser for his upcoming novel. Cant wait to read it when it is available.

from FrankErrington

I'm a horror fan. Richard Layman, Jack Ketchum, Steven King, Tim Lebbon and the list goes on. But I just want to say, no story I've read this year has reached out and grabbed me like this Novella from Dean Koontz. The pacing is rapid,, the suspence is chilling and although you know something's no...

from Cynical_Ames

My first taste of Koontz and I can't say I liked it. The excerpt from the killer's journal at the beginning and the closing paragraph were the best things about this story. It was slow and it wasn't nearly as horrific or as creepy as I thought it would be. The ending sucked and it just dragged......