by Ronald Malfi
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,...
4.5 out of 5
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...