The Narrows
by:
Ronald Malfi (author)
The town of Stillwater has a very unwelcome resident. The town of Stillwater has been dying—the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it—a creature that nests among the good...
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The town of Stillwater has a very unwelcome resident. The town of Stillwater has been dying—the long and painful death of a town ravaged by floods and haunted by the ghosts of all who had lived there. Yet this most recent flood has brought something with it—a creature that nests among the good folks of Stillwater...and feeds off them. The children who haven't disappeared whisper the same word—“vampire.” But they’re wrong. What has come to Stillwater is something much more horrific.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781619210653 (1619210657)
Publish date: September 4th 2012
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Something sinister is afoot in the small town of Stillwater. Down by the Narrows, kids are disappearing, livestock is being slaughtered and the entire town is in danger of dying out. Very well written. Atmospheric and appropriately spooky.
My first Malfi novel and it won’t be my last. In the last few years I shied away from the horror genre. I always got the feeling of déjà vu. Malfi made me want to read Horror again. I’ve always felt that Horror works better as a short story than in long form (novel). Of course exceptions abound,...
In The Narrows the dying town of Stillwater, located in the mountains of Maryland, sets the tone of desolation and hopelessness that permeates the novel. Floods have ravaged the town for a number of years, causing most of the residents to leave and the industry that once supported the town to shrink...
11 years ago
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