biblio_lore's review
2.0
This book starts off kind of fun with a sort of 80s slasher vibe to start. It quickly devolves into the main character becoming obnoxious and immediately lusting after every set of boobs he comes in contact with, even if they are non-human. It's poorly paced and even though I'm a sucker for these kinds of stories, the end pretty much just made me cringe.
drakeula_73's review
1.0
Not scary, just sick! The worst type of horror, with one of the worst endings I have ever read, this story could have been so much more and had so much potential but it was wasted. Don't waste your time!
hotsake's review
3.0
This feels like a short story, The kind that would be made into an episode of one of the many '80s horror anthology shows that were popular at the time.
sticksnstout's review
4.0
There were actually two kind of short stories in this one: Friday Night in Beast House and The Wilds.
The Beast House was from an adolescent boy's point of view, including his rather detailed imagination. Good story, with a weird end.
The Wilds totally rocked. A young man goes camping alone, journaling his trip. He's kind of freaked out at first by being alone in the wild and all of the things that could go wrong. His journal explores his descent into madness. Very cool
The Beast House was from an adolescent boy's point of view, including his rather detailed imagination. Good story, with a weird end.
The Wilds totally rocked. A young man goes camping alone, journaling his trip. He's kind of freaked out at first by being alone in the wild and all of the things that could go wrong. His journal explores his descent into madness. Very cool
kkehoe's review
3.0
Sadly, just a short entry that doesn't do much for adding to the Beast House saga.
maccymacd's review
4.0
I had no idea that 'Friday Night at Beast House' was so short. I powered through it in a very short time.
We follow a young boy who manages to secure a date with the girl of his dreams. her one request? That he sneaks into the famous 'Beast House' (a well known tourist attraction) and lets her in when the sun goes down. Apparently she has been trying this trick with many hopeful boys in the past, and none have ever got that far. But things are about to take a sinister and terrifying turn...
Laymon has a great feel of old-school horror about him, I found that especially when I read 'Niht in the Lonesome October'. I will be reading more of his work...
We follow a young boy who manages to secure a date with the girl of his dreams. her one request? That he sneaks into the famous 'Beast House' (a well known tourist attraction) and lets her in when the sun goes down. Apparently she has been trying this trick with many hopeful boys in the past, and none have ever got that far. But things are about to take a sinister and terrifying turn...
Laymon has a great feel of old-school horror about him, I found that especially when I read 'Niht in the Lonesome October'. I will be reading more of his work...
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