The Doorkeepers

Rating:
Summary: Great Writing
Review: This novel is a strong five stars. The writing is smooth and moves along without dragging. From the beginning to the end, never a dull paragraph. Doorkeepers involves one man's inadvertent involvement with people in parallel worlds. The main character enters these worlds in his search for his sister's killer. He discovers a few friends and a bookoo of enemies. The writer, however, should give the publisher a strong word or two for allowing a few typos to remain. Not the writer, but the publisher ought to be ashamed. I'd give this novel more than five stars if possible. I've heard of this writer, but this is the first of his work that I've read. I understand now why he carries a very good reputation. He certainly deserves it.

Rating:
Summary: One of the masters.
Review: When I think of the "Masters of Horror", Graham Masterton has earned his place alongside King, McCammon, and Koontz. Masterton has written some of the most frightening and brilliant novels I've ever read. (NIGHT WARRIORS, WALKERS, PREY, MIRROR, and PARIAH, stand out in my mind.) He can make the incredible credible and he does not flinch when it comes to in-your-face terror. Read the first chapter of MASTER OF LIES, PREY, or the kitchen scene in NIGHT WARRIORS and they will leave the most jaded horror readers mouth agape. (And I'm not talking about gore for gore's sake. Masterton backs those elements up with brilliant storytelling.) THE DOORKEEPERS was a very satisfying read, but a little different than most of his horror novels. It is a little more fantastic (as in Fantasy) and there is nothing overtly supernatural to it. But it is a terrifying read nonethless and it had me on the edge of my seat. I would recommend it for all horror fans. Thank you for the ride, Mr. Masterton. You can't write fast enough for my tastes!

Rating:
Summary: One of the masters.
Review: When I think of the "Masters of Horror", Graham Masterton has earned his place alongside King, McCammon, and Koontz. Masterton has written some of the most frightening and brilliant novels I've ever read. (NIGHT WARRIORS, WALKERS, PREY, MIRROR, and PARIAH, stand out in my mind.) He can make the incredible credible and he does not flinch when it comes to in-your-face terror. Read the first chapter of MASTER OF LIES, PREY, or the kitchen scene in NIGHT WARRIORS and they will leave the most jaded horror readers mouth agape. (And I'm not talking about gore for gore's sake. Masterton backs those elements up with brilliant storytelling.) THE DOORKEEPERS was a very satisfying read, but a little different than most of his horror novels. It is a little more fantastic (as in Fantasy) and there is nothing overtly supernatural to it. But it is a terrifying read nonethless and it had me on the edge of my seat. I would recommend it for all horror fans. Thank you for the ride, Mr. Masterton. You can't write fast enough for my tastes!

Rating:
Summary: One of the masters.
Review: When I think of the "Masters of Horror", Graham Masterton has earned his place alongside King, McCammon, Dan Simmons, and Koontz. Masterton has written some of the most frightening and brilliant novels I've ever read. (NIGHT WARRIORS, WALKERS, PREY, MIRROR, and PARIAH, stand out in my mind.) He can make the incredible credible and he does not flinch when it comes to in-your-face terror. Read the first chapter of MASTER OF LIES, PREY, or the kitchen scene in NIGHT WARRIORS and they will leave the most jaded horror readers mouth agape. (And I'm not talking about gore for gore's sake. Masterton backs those elements up with brilliant storytelling and an amazing imagination.) THE DOORKEEPERS was a very satisfying read, but a little different than most of his horror novels. It is a little more fantastic (as in Fantasy) and there is nothing overtly supernatural to it. But it is a terrifying read nonethless and it had me on the edge of my seat. I would recommend it for all horror fans. Thank you for the ride, Mr. Masterton. You can't write fast enough for my tastes!

Rating:
Summary: Interesting idea let down by paper-thin characters
Review: When taking Masterton's other horror books into consideration, "The Doorkeepers" is a decidedly average novel. The idea of parallell worlds isn't exactly original, but its presentation in this novel is interesting, although let down severely by poorly developed characters and unlikely situations. The only reason we have for liking the main character is that he shares a special relationship with animals, Masterton doesn't really expand past that. The other characters are forgettable and the villains are stock standard. The book ends with an unexciting climax. A let down.