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Summary: worthy of a B movie
Review: I couldn't help but think of a B movie while reading this book. He repeats himself several times, the dialog is ridiculous and I spent most of my time reading fast (not enjoying or relishing the book) so I could get through with it. Predictable, not fun, not scary, not original. Not worth it.
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Summary: The Right Hand of Evil
Review: I would reccomend it to anyone who likes a good scare. It was a bout a house that had awful things happen in it and the new age family that moves into it. Really wierd things start to happen to people who live there. They hear wierd things in the night. They can hear things moving in the attic upstairs. This book reminded me of a book called Can You hear My Silent Screams. But i would only rate that book as a 3 because it was no where as scary as The Right Hand of Evil.
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Summary: Recommended for the brave
Review: When alcoholic Ted Conway inherits his ancestral home in Louisiana, after the death of an estranged aunt, wife Janet accepts the move as the last chance for the family to stay together. She's almost immediately disappointed, however, and makes plans to leave with their three children and their dog. Then Ted has a remarkable healing, bringing about sobriety, and returning him to the man Janet fell in love with years ago. The small town of St. Albans doesn't welcome the Conways. The communities' memories and rumors of the wrongs and evils perpetrated by the Conways extends even to the children. The house is said to be haunted. Certainly something evil exists within its foundations, a miasma that aims to mutilate and destroy that which is good or innocent. Ted's remarkable healing as result of the touch of evil will cost both his own soul, and possibly the soul of his son. The estranged Aunt Cora who passed the house to Ted also passed the family bible to the parish priest. Within its pages are the recordings of the generations of Conway women who know the secret of the house's evil. As father Devlin discovers the tragic stories and locates the missing pages, the generations of evil begun at the hands of a priest lead him to the Conway house to aid the fight against a monstrous evil. Having checked out the many of reviews at, I find it interesting that the higher marks come from readers like myself who haven't read a lot of John Saul's work. THE RIGHT HAND OF EVIL heavy grounding in Catholicism and Satanism won't be to everyone's taste, nevertheless, I found Saul's approach fascinating and addictive. The convoluted and twisted plot kept the pages turning quickly, and I find the origin of the evil within the Conway house fascinating. A remarkable tale in detail, such as the painted garden in the dining room, and rich characterization, I recommend THE RIGHT HAND OF EVIL.
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Summary: Same old Saul still delivers.
Review: Despite all the snazzy set dressing he can come up with in terms of story concept, horror writer John Saul writes with such a consistent tone and stock characters that it makes his novels both dependable and predictable reading. The Right Hand of Evil is yet another tale of a miserable family moving into a quaint, isolated, and very small town with a dark, nasty secret to hide (invariably relatives of the newcomers are smack in the middle of it all). Slowly the horrors of the past rise up and engulf our hapless protagonists. The only difference from Saul's other supernatural based horror chillers is that animals, and not children, get the brunt of the torture, so animal lovers beware. As a quick, gruesome read The Right Hand of Evil has enough spooky moments to make it a suitable diversion for a lazy summer afternoon in the hammock, or a rainy winter night in front of the fire. Recommended to his fans.
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Summary: Something new....
Review: I picked this book up off of the shelf at the bookstore I shop at,and I went home not knowing who this guy was at all. I read the book,and all I can say is that I loved it. It was different then stuff that I normally read,but when I went back to the bookstore I picked up a few of Saul's other books...I love the characters he creates,and the story plots are all so odd. It was slightly creepy at parts,but it was still entertaining. I do not regret reading it,but I doubt I would read it again.
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Summary: The Right Hand of Evil
Review: Though I don't typically read within the horror/thriller genre, John Saul is an author whose name I have come to trust. And so, several months ago, I purchased his newest paperback available at the time, The Right Hand of Evil. Unfortunately, other than the snazzy cover, there's not as much to get from this book as the author's fans might expect. The story has been described in countless reviews, so I'll skip that and say simply that the plot is the book's largest shortcoming, along with how the plot is executed. At the start, Saul does well enough at introducing the characters and making the readers care for all the right ones, and dislike all the right ones. No one can question his character development. But then the plot kicks in full gear and things go terribly sour. Mr. Saul expects the reader to fall under his spell enough that they're willing to forgive him for some glaring errors. For example, characters have chilling, spectacular nightmares that make them wake up screaming with cold sweats. They remember them at first, but within a few seconds the memory is gone. Did I miss something? Little tricks like this applied throughout the novel make the astute reader start to think that maybe he or she ought to turn elsewhere for some thrills. Because one thing is certain: The Right Hand of Evil provides few of the true thrills it promises, and leaves the reader after an ending so disappointing it's almost more evil than anything that happens in the book.
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Summary: Step Into A Paranormal World
Review: If you love a good 'ghost story' then you'll love this book. Without giving too much away, the Conway family moves into a house they recently inherited. They all experience some sort of paranormal activity. The only semi-problem with this book is with the teenaged-twins (Kim and Jared Conway). Sometimes their psychic connection known as "The Twin Thing" is a little too convenient. But the writing in this book is strong enough to make it worth reading.
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Summary: 1st Time
Review: This is my first John Saul Novel! I loved it. It was easy to read, the characters grew and it was believable. I bought 6 more of John Saul's novels. I plan on owning them all.
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Summary: winning formula in 1977 equals yawn in 2000
Review: This book is no different from any other John Saul book. I started reading his books back in 1980, in high school, and quite honestly, they haven't changed much over the years. He's got the same formula through each and every book.. after awhile it gets boring and mundane. This book maybe great for a newbee who's starting on John Saul, but it's not worth the money to buy it, nor the time to read it, for those who have already read any of his previous works.
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Summary: There is only one word for this book, strange.
Review: I liked the book but I'm not so sure about the ending.
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