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PURE MONSTER FUN! THE ANCIENT ENEMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is one of my favorite Dean Koontz books! The story of a town, slaughtered by an unknown force is one of the scariest I have ever read! The Ancient Enemy gives credence to every possible fear. The creepiest part of the book isn't in the action the readers experience, but thinking about what it must have been like for the helpless citizens of Snowfield during the couple of days they fought the indescribable horrors that came for them in what was once the safety of their homes! The description of the corpses that are found by the band of remaining living is done in typical Koontz fashion, that in the squeamish would induce a flow of vomit and in the mind of an adolescent boy a hearty cry of "Damn, that's cool!" Well, since I was the latter and have never been the former when I read this I must say that this is one cool novel. Almost impossible to put down once you've started reading, the action is so unrelenting. And you actually care about the characters. Now be forewarned, the movie made from this book is disappointing in comparison. But it's not a total loss, so read the book first, allow your shivers from reading to subside and then go RENT the movie. You should enjoy it, but as for the BOOK, buy it in hardcover if you can because it's a book that demands repeated readings! The Ancient Enemy says so!

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Same Review as Before: TERRIFIC!
I know, I already had reviewed this book; looking back at my old review (the "Most Helpful Review" of this book), I decided to update it a bit. Even now, 4 years after reading that book, I look back and get chills...that was a really scary book! Here's the updated review:

I read this during the summer of 1999, and holy s**t (censors...grr...) I was scared by it! This book is vintage Koontz. This is the book that made me love his writings (though I've not read anything for a couple of years now--I've discovered the super writing of F. PAUL WILSON!!). The character analysis is amazingly well done, and the amount of atmosphere that gets created while you read this makes you feel like you're really there. The main characters (Jenny & Lisa Paige, and Bryce Hammond) were, no, *are* unforgettable, the actual scenes where something scary happens are scary as hell (but thankfully, not gory...gore does not mean scary anymore!), and... Well, I suppose I shouldn't mention anything more. It is so scary, though, because this book, among others (THE KEEP, by F. Paul Wilson; THE RELIC, RELIQUARY, and THE CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, all by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child, to name a few), makes you scared of the dark (believe me--I was scared of the dark for months after reading these), because so many scenes take place in the dark. Oops, I've said too much already. Just read this book and find out for yourself just what *REAL* horror can do. Also recommended by Mr. Koontz: WHISPERS, WATCHERS, and DARKFALL.

...and leave the lights on; not that they'll save you at all...

...goodnight.

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Riviting and fast-paced. Better than King
This book was scary and fast-paced;something that King couldn't do. king never scared me with a book. he just bored me. Phantoms was the first Koontz book i've read (and so far the only) but it was great. I read it in 4 days. i couldn't put it down. I strongly reccomend it.