Name - Hell Hound
Written by - Ken Greenhall
Published by - Valancourt Books
I never would've even known about this book if I hadn't read about it in 'Paperbacks from Hell's by Grady Hendrix and '101 Horror Books To Read Before You're Murdered' by Sadie Hartmann, so I'll begin with thanking these two great connoisseurs of great horror fiction.
This book is a weird little piece of vintage horror from the late 70's. It has a brilliant mixture of psychological horror interspersed with unusually written creature feature with some soothing yet quite crisp and often frightening prose. His descriptions and dialogue create a sense of unease making the readers think more than comfortable while keeping them interested in what is to come next.
The characters are far from one dimensional and the multiple viewpoints bring that much more depth into the overall experience and sense of unease. I especially loved getting into the mind of Baxter and wished we could get more chapters from his perspective.
The small little twists and unusual actions of the characters kept me entertained till the last chapter and I will most definitely read more from this author in the future.
I will give this one 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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