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Summary: Darkfall
Review: It's a horror story that initially grabs your attention and makes you wonder how it is going to turn out. Events are happening inside the building as well as other places. You add in a special group of people who seem to understand what's going on, but they are operating under some veil of secrecy that threatens the participants' lives. With all of this, you almost feel you got yourself a winner. However, the book's excitement dies around page 260 and the book has a 100 pages to go. I found myself struggling to finish it. I found myself no longer caring about the characters and I pretty much knew where it was going to go. I wouldn't say it's a waste of time, but if money is tight when it come to your book budget, you might want to look into other options.
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Summary: This book truly horrified me!
Review: Its always rare to find a book that is original and as compelling as Law's "Darkfall" and this is one to read if you enjoy smart horror novels. Its Christmas Eve and the employees at an office building are dancing and drinking the night away during a thunderstorm. When the caretaker of the building begins to hear ear-splitting sounds, he rushes up to find everyone has disappeared and the only sign of trouble is a severed hand. Inspecter Cardiff, an unhappy suicidal man, is called to the scene and from there the story unfolds. He has heard this story before and he has police go find a thief by
the name of Jimmy Devlin to help unlock the mystery of what has happened.What none of them realize is that what is happening here is even more horrifying than thought. The thunderstorm isn't normal and the occupants of the building have been absorbed into the walls and floor. What is worse is that some of them are returning in monstrous form and its a struggle to survive the night. At the same time, they have to struggle with a team of secret agents being led by a madman bent on self-destruction and "enlightenment" This is the single best horror novel I've read in years and its sure to become a horror classic. There isn't a boring moment and its viceral horror at its finest. It doesn't get better than this.
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Summary: This book truly horrified me!
Review: Its always rare to find a book that is original and as compelling as Law's "Darkfall" and this is one to read if you enjoy smart horror novels. Its Christmas Eve and the employees at an office building are dancing and drinking the night away during a thunderstorm. When the caretaker of the building begins to hear ear-splitting sounds, he rushes up to find everyone has disappeared and the only sign of trouble is a severed hand. Inspecter Cardiff, an unhappy suicidal man, is called to the scene and from there the story unfolds. He has heard this story before and he has police go find a thief by
the name of Jimmy Devlin to help unlock the mystery of what has happened. What none of them realize is that what is happening here is even more horrifying than thought. The thunderstorm isn't normal and the occupants of the building have been absorbed into the walls and floor. What is worse is that some of them are returning in monstrous form and its a struggle to survive the night. At the same time, they have to struggle with a team of secret agents being led by a madman bent on self-destruction and "enlightenment" This is the single best horror novel I've read in years and its sure to become a horror classic. There isn't a boring moment and its viceral horror at its finest. It doesn't get better than this.
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Summary: Tight, Lovecraftish tale
Review: Laws, one of England's best kept secrets, finally has a title released in the states! Loaded with bizarre creatures, gore, and a really good explanation for what possibly could be the cause behind all general "hauntings", DARKFALL is a sure fire hit for fans of intelligent horror. Hats off.
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Summary: Wild ride.
Review: Stephen Laws has a good reputation in the UK for his work and I was glad to see Dorchester exporting his work to the US. DARKFALL is a wild ride and I understand why UK fans are excited by his work. In this novel, an office highrise is struck by a kind of supernatural lightning storm that seems to bend reality. People vanish, some are sucked into the walls and spit out miles away and turned into superhuman crazies, and bizarre creatures are born of inanimate objects. A detective is on the case and finds a secret government organization on the scene investigating the events. These agents seem to be familiar with the phenomena but are unwilling to share what they know with the others. It is also becomes apparent that the evil behind it all cannot be tamed or controlled. The survivors find themsleves trapped in a house of horrors where anything is possible and the stuff of nightmares has collided with reality... Laws is an exciting export and my only fault with the book is that it is very British, seems kind of relentless (in an unbelievable way,) and the phenomena seems too incredible much of the time. All in all, I look forward to more of his work and think he is an author to watch. His imagination is a real stand out among many authors working in the genre today.
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Summary: Wow
Review: Stephen Laws is one of the heir apparants to Messrs. King, Barker and Koontz. This odd novel has already been snapped up for the movies. This is dark horror with the literary bite of guys like Harry Shannon (Night of the Werewolf) and Matthew Delaney (Jinn). Well worth your hard-earned rubles.
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Summary: Good start but ran out of steam
Review: The story grabbed me at first and was interesting, but then later it suffered from being too lengthy and turned into an action-fest instead of atmospheric horror which was present in the first quarter.
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Summary: The Stuff of Nightmares!
Review: the title of this review pretty much sums up what I thought of this terrifying horror book I just finished reading. Darkfall was recommended by my friend Jim Lay who's good expert on horror fiction.Laws has put himself in the league of King,Little, and Straub in this novel about strange phenomenon called Darkfall which begins with a massive storm with lightning at a high-rise building in England where some of the employees are having a christmas party and they all disappear!What the police, led by Inspector Cardiff start to investigate this incident find out is that all of people are still in the building but are absorbed into the walls! Darkfall is one of the most vicerally frightening books I've read because what happenes to the people who are victims of the darkfall will chill your blood as some of them come back as insane or hideous monsters!
Plot twists are great in this book as Cardiff and Jimmy devlin, a young thief and mysterious government scientists try to solve and survive the horrifying onslaught which is darkfall as madness, monsters and gruesome death or worst figure in this book.There are unforgettable scenes of terror in this book as you read in eager anticipation what new horrors that the darkfall will reveal to us! As far as I'm concern this book is a new horror classic that you will remember anytime you hear the thunder rumble!
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Summary: Intense Writing
Review: With this novel we have a horror I haven't run across before. Something new is always great. The author did a fine job with his characters. The total time span of this novel takes place in one night and it's a fairly long novel, as novels go. I gave 4 stars because the author stayed in the building's stairwells too long. Also, it might be a British versus American thing, but he changed character viewpoints without any hint of doing so. Nevertheless, I finished the novel. I enjoyed it.
Rating:
Summary: Intense Writing
Review: With this novel we have a horror I haven't run across before. Something new is always great. The author did a fine job with his characters. The total time span of this novel takes place in one night and it's a fairly long novel, as novels go. I gave 4 stars because the author stayed in the building's stairwells too long. Also, it might be a British versus American thing, but he changed character viewpoints without any hint of doing so. Nevertheless, I finished the novel. I enjoyed it.
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