I only read this one because one reviewer said it was not about the supernatural and I wanted to believe that after reading A Big Little Life. I have known the feeling that comes from loving a beautiful golden retriever so I hoped he could write something better than ghost stories. I have to wonder about the mind of a man that can imagine such horrors. Will not read another Koontz book.

...your time or your money. This book is a total disappointment. It started off as a serial killer story, turned into supernatural, then on to fantasy/science fiction??? So lame. And completely unoriginal. (A little girl makes a wheel-like object from Legos...it rolls down the stairs, into the back yard...and turns into a portal...??? W.T.F.??)

I am a long time reader and fan of Koontz. It hurts me to give a bad review but the truth is that this was a very dissapointing novel in a few ways. First off the first 3/4 of this was so boring that I almost put it away, but kept saying to myself that may e it will get better. The last 50 pages or so at least had some decent action, but the story was stupid at best. Thing I kept going back to was, this book was not even an original Koontz thought. It is extremely similar to the late 1990's movie which was written as a screenplay for Denzel Washington movie The Fallen. If I were you I wouldn't waste my money on this.

Really good read. Scary!

Well done, Mr. Koontz.

This is a really great book. It's one of the few books that actually kept me on the edge of my chair! Dean Koontz is a wonderful author.

I've never read a book by Dean Koontz before. But, after this book, I now consider myself a Dean Koontz fan, and plan to purchase other Koontz novels. This book was very creepy, and kept me turning the pages! I highly recommend this book to anybody that likes thrillers. A+

Love this book DK is quickly becoming a favorite.

does it again. He is pure genius, with an imagination that dazzles. I'm not to sure about Melody at the end though. How did she get involved and why does she want to kill children? Maybe I missed something. This book is one that the reader has to pay attention with all the characters and time frames. A great read though.

I've read all of Mr. Koontz's work. I love his theme- bad things happen to good people, but there is faith, grace, and mercy to carry the day. With that in mind, this was a hard read, there was so much evil represented so well that it was disturbing, very disturbing. BUT well worth it in the end, pulled off well. If you are a fan then you will like this.

I enjoy Dean's style a lot. I only wish he would bring Odd Thomas back to novel form.

Great read, don't read alone at night while the family sleeps.

I am an avid reader and love Thrillers, Action Adventure, Crime novels and Spy stories. After 100 pages I could not stand another page. I know the plot from reading the excerpt. The book itself was far too mind numbing for me to last long enough for the plot to develop. A waste of money and time.

The first few chapters were very creepy, and then an awesome story takes over. Well done with great rapid development of the characters, especially the Calvino children. Excellent book.

I've been a Dean Koontz fan since "Watchers" and here I am, aging gracefully (so I tell myself) and I'm watching Mr. Koontz do the same. He knows his subject matter: truth, beauty, goodness. Those three words are interchangeable and Mr. Koontz knows how to weave them into a tale that made me cry and rejoice. Guilt FREE pleasure from start to finish! (and this is my first ever, and very fitting, e-book purchase...what a brave new world)

This was a great book! My eyes and brain were hooked from chapter one. I read it in 4 days because I couldn't put it down. However, don't read it before bed. Lol looking forward to another Dean Koontz book!

This is the first mystery/thriller that has actually caused me to experience dread - chilled me to the core but I couldn't put it down. Yep, made my stomach ache.

This book is a def read. One of Dean's best. I couldn't put it down. A book has never scared me before.

Dean has created the pinnacle of darkness in this ultimate thrill ride. From the very beginning, ominousness rains down upon the reader. I could not put this book down. Its a fantastic read.