Scared to Death by Alan Gibbons is one of those stories that drags the reader back through time, to the darker times in humanity. The story follows the young Paul Rector who is living in a post Jack-The-Ripper era. He has everything, friends, a nice girlfriend, and he is doing well in school. But then "Red" comes along. Paul can't shake the thought that he knows Red, and Red knows who he is. When things start to go sour, Paul wants out, but he soon finds that he is at the mercy of the Red Man. When someone starts copying the crimes of Jack the Ripper, Red takes Paul to show him his side on London. That's when things start to get a bit creepy.
This book is for those horror lovers out there, the detail is so intense you can picture the exact events, locations, and characters, I finished it in a matter of days. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a bit of danger in their life, the thrill seekers. Through the sequence of events we learn that Paul is just a boy, growing up and having to face his fears.
This book is unlike anything I have ever read, this coming from someone who has read about 34 books this year alone, some even twice. It's definitely a nice change from the typical boy meets girl in high school and the rumors and what not. A classic thrill which I will keep in my collection for years to come.
This book is for those horror lovers out there, the detail is so intense you can picture the exact events, locations, and characters, I finished it in a matter of days. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a bit of danger in their life, the thrill seekers. Through the sequence of events we learn that Paul is just a boy, growing up and having to face his fears.
This book is unlike anything I have ever read, this coming from someone who has read about 34 books this year alone, some even twice. It's definitely a nice change from the typical boy meets girl in high school and the rumors and what not. A classic thrill which I will keep in my collection for years to come.
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