Darkness

Sixteen-year-old Kelly Anderson (from Atlanta) has been dreaming of a very old, sinister man trying to reach out to her for most of her life. She sometimes catches a glimpse of him in her mirror. Kelly also doesn’t feel like she fits in with the other kids. Eventually, an unhappy Kelly tries to comm......more

Welcome to Villejuene, a small secluded town situated at the edge of a vast, dangerous swamp. The swamp rats – the people of the swamp live a primitive live and have minimal contact with the civilized world. In the swamp there is also the Darkman and his dark rites involving blood and infants. The p......more

The children of the Dark Man lurked in the shadows. Okay. This is pretty eerie. I think one of the challenges when writing macabre tales about the grotesque or fantastical is to make the reader believe. Even when there is a scientific element to the story, it is easy for this kind of thing to veer off......more

Years ago the Andersons left town with a dream. Now they are back. To live out a nightmare. Something has been waiting for them. Something unspeakably evil. It feeds on the young and the innocent. And soon it will draw their teenage daughter into its unholy embrace.... A secluded town of crazy sickos......more

When I first started reading many years ago John Saul was one of my first authors. During those years I left behind his works and after reading this one I have no idea why. This is a supernatural thriller that takes place in the swamp. There is a cult of children that follow the Dark Man. The Dark M......more