![The Blackstone Chronicles: The Serial Thriller Complete in One Volume by [Saul, John]](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51xr6MmTWsL.jpg)
My Review and Thoughts:
This is another perfect spooky little gem of suspense,
tension, hair raising story telling that only a master like John Saul could
write. This came out first as six separate small books back in the 90’s but now
it is available as one complete book.
Saul loves writing about houses or buildings that contain
horrible secrets that stain the walls or objects in the structure. This is a
powerful story of many actions all associated with an asylum. The asylum has
been closed for many years and is now in the process of being turned into a
shopping center, but the objects inside the asylum end up carrying the dark
horror of its past out into the world.
This is tour de force of a master story telling. A perfect
example of how to write a book and to hold the reader page after page. A true
page turner of many solid stories which are woven around one subject the
Blackstone Asylum.
The narration or images displayed through the back stories
and character development make this an award worthy book. This displays itself
in complete harmony for the reader. I have always been a John Saul fan. Some
books are less par and other a true gem, this one is of his masterpiece of
suspense, mystery, tension and horror reality. This horror is all built up in
exciting edge of your seat thrills and ideas and haunting images.
The six parts of this book tell each a story, Part 1 An eye
for an Eye: The Doll, Part 2 Twist of Fate: The Locket, Part 3 Ashes to Ashes:
The Dragon’s Flame, Part 4 The Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief, Part 5 Day of
Reckoning; The Stereoscope, Part 6 Asylum.
Each part are small spooky little masterpiece type tales of
the classic Tales from the Crypt type of setting. All stories are one complete
story to the Blackstone Asylum. Nightmares, secrets, lies and murder. The
unexplained twists around wonderful characters and horror induced objects
stained by History. Evil history.
A small town darkly created for the reader. The sins of the
past and the closed doors of the present. The horrors of evil. A stench and
feel of a curse come full force in this great fictional horror story that lingers
deep into the subconscious.
The Writing is so well done you feel the horror and actions.
Your hair raises on your neck, your heart beats a little faster and your
reading grows rapid as you can’t stop reading the tension on the page.
A perfect read.
My Rating: 4 out of 5