He Came From the Shadows - Softcover

Westwood, Chris

3.12

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449704300 ISBN 13: 9780449704301

Publisher: Fawcett, 1992

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When a stranger arrives in the depressed mining town of Eastfield, townfolk find their deepest desires and nightmares coming true, but young Jules Dwyer suspects evil behind the events. Reprint.

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From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up-- While the full impact of motion pictures and television on the form and content of books for young readers is probably incalculable, there is--at the least--a conspicuous influence, particularly in the field of horror and fantasy. Consider, for example, this first novel by Westwood, whose sensibility seems to have been formed by exposure to Twilight Zone episodes, Steven Spielberg movies, and--yes--to such literary antecedents as Ray Bradbury and Stephen King. To pursue the point, consider Westwood's setting and plot. Readers find themselves in the village of Eastfield, a mining town figuratively sentenced to death by the closure of the local colliery when--unexpectedly--something wicked this way comes. It is the sinister and shadowy Mr. Stands, who has the power to grant wishes. In his wake inanimate objects come to life! The dead walk! The little sister of teenage protagonist Jules is spirited away to a stygian netherworld! A final, heart-pounding confrontation ensues deep underground in the coal mine of doom! Good triumphs! Or does it? To his credit, Westwood does move his plot along fairly briskly, manages his special effects well, and induces an occasional shudder. Unfortunately the muscle spasm more often induced is a wince at the book's unnecessary obscenities, awkward diction, and derivative plot points which are, finally, the real horrors here. --Michael Cart, Beverly Hills Public Library
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From Publishers Weekly:

In this suspenseful tale of the supernatural, a stranger offers to make the wishes of an English mining town's inhabitants come true; according to PW , "This compelling story will reach even those readers not normally addicted to the fantasy genre." Ages 12-up.
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