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Lädt ... The Rain Dancersvon Greg F. Gifune
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The Rain Dancers by Greg Gifune It's dark outside. The rain is pouring down. There's a stranger at the door, claiming to be an old friend of the family. The couple at the house doesn't remember the man, but invites him in anyway, to be polite. And so, The Rain Dancers begins. This novella is a masterpiece of building unease and tension. Who is this stranger? What does he want? Why is he touching the man's wife in that familiar manner? More importantly, why is his wife not bothered by this? From there the story just explodes. In the darkness and the rain, the truth is revealed. In the darkness and the rain, he dances.Treat yourself to a nightmarish story with a poignance that is not often found in dark fiction. It is a story you will not soon forget. Mr. Gifune guarantees that. Highly Recommended! It's dark outside. The rain is pouring down. There's a stranger at the door, claiming to be an old friend of the family. The couple at the house do not remember the man, but they invite him in anyway, to be polite. And so, The Rain Dancers begins. This novella is a masterpiece of building unease and tension. Who is this stranger? What does he want? Why is he touching the man's wife in that familiar manner? More importanly, why is the wife not bothered by this? From there the story just explodes. In the darkness and the rain, the truth is revealed. In the darkness and the rain, he dances. Treat yourself to a nightmarish story with a poignance that is not often found in dark fiction. It is a story you will not soon forget. Mr. Gifune guarantees that. Thanks, Dan, for letting me borrow this one! This lyrical novella tells an intriguing story that I don't fully grasp, but still enjoyed, with the writer's creative use of wording revving up both the creepy aspect and the tragic one. The "bad" character stood out the most, enjoyed him. When I first started reading this, it reminded of the eerie dead Indian guy walking up to the house in Poltergeist 2, knocking on the door and asking to be let in, being creepy in the rain. The ending was a surprise, twisted, dark, but marginally confusing. Writing pace is held strongly so - while technically little action happens during the story - it's still hard to put down and flies by quickly. Gifune is talented with creating subtle tension and highlighting the harmony of how slight abnormalities can turn out to be the scariest things of all. Psychology gives a nice nod to the ending when things are explained. Or...err, felt, shown, and slightly understood by yours truly. :) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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He arrives in darkness, in the middle of a violent downpour...an affable old man with tales to tell... When Will and Betty Colby return to Betty's hometown to settle her late father's affairs and prepare his house for sale, they assume they'll be faced with some cleaning, basic repairs and making runs to the local dump. Will also hopes it will afford Betty a chance to reflect on the difficult relationship she had with her father. But something more is happening in this quiet little town, in this dark old house at the end of this seemingly deserted dirt road. In the middle of a rainstorm, a man calling himself Bob Laurent appears in the night on their doorstep, claiming to be an old family friend. He seems harmless enough, only Betty has no memory of him. Yet he knows everything about her, her father and their lives. He even knows intimate details about Will and his life. While the storm rages on, a cauldron of tension, suspicion and fear builds between the couple and the stranger, dragging Will and Betty to the very brink of madness. A vile and unrelenting evil has returned to claim what was taken from it long ago, and all the demons of the past, present and probable future have come home to roost. Before the storm clears and the sun rises, Will and Betty Colby will come to know the horrifying truth. People live and die...but the evil they do is eternal. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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5 stars. As others have said, if you are not reading Gifune, you should be. ( )