Ethnology professor Jim Lowry publishes a study explaining modern superstitions as the remnants of the primitive delusion that demons were the cause of disease and misfortune. Now it seems that demons may have begun a campaign of revenge for Lowry's skepticism: he awakens on a sidewalk, his clothes torn and stained, with no memory of the past four hours. In dreams he is told that if he finds the four hours, he will die. The publisher has adjured reviewers ``please do not reveal the startling ending.'' There is indeed a twist, which is mildly clever though not ``startling.'' According to the publisher, Fear first appeared in 1940 in the fantasy magazine Unknown and received praise from fantasy master Ray Bradbury. Though Fear may have been groundbreaking in 1940, the development of fantasy and horror fiction in the last 50 years means that the novel, unfortunately, seems a bit convoluted and curiously bland now. However, Hubbard's works are in demand, and Fear provides an interesting look at horror/fantasy of the 1940s.-- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Crisis Committee Lib., Washington D.C.
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| BN ID: | 2940192332054 |
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| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
| Publication date: | 04/29/2024 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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