After Sundown ebook

by Randall Boyll

Randall Boyll has a reputation as a horror writer, predicated largely on his novelizations of horror films and derivative chronicles of cinematic superhero Darkman.

Randall Boyll has a reputation as a horror writer, predicated largely on his novelizations of horror films and derivative chronicles of cinematic superhero Darkman. His most famous works are "After Sundown", "Mongster", "Chiller" and "Katastrophe". Randall Boyll's "After Sundown" was an extremely effective and chilling novel. Randall Boyll's first novel "After Sundown" was written in 1989. The novel concerns two families, the Pruetts and the Butlers, who rent a cabin on Spike Mountain, east of Salt Lake City, and soon find themselves snowbound and out of touch with civilization.

I've heard Randal Boyll is an underestimated and underappreciated writer. After reading this book that was recommended by a family member I'd have to agree. My only complaint with this novel is that the last forty pages take away from this novel. I would have put a different spin on it if I were the author, but overall still a great read.

After Sundown is a pretty good book. Hell, it has moments where it's a fantastic book. I even think, had it been released a few years prior, it would have made a serious splash. After Sundown tells the story of two neighboring families, smack-dab in the middle of suburbia, collectively mourning the loss of one of the family's young daughter, who has recently passed in a freak accident. To heal from their loss, they decide to take a bit of respite from suburbia and head into the snowy mountains of Utah.

Fit in with the other untamed things. and capable of all sorts of unpredictable behavior. His gaze skimmed downward, coming to rest on her legs. His voice sounded weaker than before, but she wasn’t taking any chances. Shifting her eyes quickly left and right, she sought some weapon she might use to protect herself. I said come here, he repeated impatiently. When she didn’t comply, he reached out and grabbed her foot.

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Mass murderer horace pinker was on the loose. and no one in Maryville, Ohio, slept soundly. They locked their windows. They bolted their doors. They prayed for their lives. Once, he had a normal life, a beautiful girlfriend, and a brilliant medical career-creating synthetic skin for accident victims. Then, he was a victim himself, brutally attacked by sadistic criminals-his face and body burned beyond recognition. A man who looks like a monster, he hopes to salvage his scorched flesh. and take revenge on those who destroyed his life.

After Sundown, Charter Books (New York, NY), 1989. What Randall Boyll has crafted is a Mormon parallel to Stephen King's The Shining," he wrote. Mongster, Berkley (New York, NY), 1991. Chiller, Jove (New York, NY), 1992. SIDELIGHTS: Randall Boyll's reputation as a horror writer is predicated largely on his novelizations of horror films and derivative chronicles of cinematic superhero Darkman. However, his promise as a rising horror talent was remarked upon from the publication of his first novel, After Sundown, which Locus magazine nominated as one of the best horror novels of 1989.

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Two families decide to get away for the weekend after a family member's death. They escape to Spike Mountain which is for the most part uninhabitated. Snow and cold force them to stay inside this cozy cabin talking of local legends of what took place years ago on this very same mountain. From there the evil starts to occur. The people become possessed by the mormans who lived on that mountain and they cannot escape through all their efforts. I won't give any more away but this book has some extremley creepy, sometimes terrifying parts to it. I've heard Randal Boyll is an underestimated and underappreciated writer. After reading this book that was recommended by a family member I'd have to agree. My only complaint with this novel is that the last forty pages take away from this novel. I would have put a different spin on it if I were the author, but overall still a great read. Characters: 3.5; Pace: 4; Plot: 3.5; Scare factor: 4; Ending: 3

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A few months ago, I was engaged in conversation with a fellow horror fan, about great horror films of the 90s. The movie, Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight came up, as it's one of my favorites of the era.

I saw it theatrically when it came out. Twice, in fact. It was released the week of my 9th birthday, and I saw it twice that week. I was obsessed with it then and still consider it one of the best horror films of the 90s.

In my 9 year old obsession, I also picked up the novelization, which I still own today. I read and re-read the book, until I could own a copy of the VHS, years later.

Anyway, I grabbed the book in the conversation I was having to see who penned the novelization and found the author to be one Randall Boyll. In typical horror nerd fashion, I immediately took to Google for research on the guy and found much of his career had been spent writing novelizations, which I imagine was a more financially fruitful endeavor than original fiction. However, at the beginning of his bibliography lie three Horror originals. After Sundown is the first of those three.

Also in typical horror nerd fashion, I bought all three and promptly moved this one up in my to be read pile, gaining it "sooner than later" status. And now I close it's cover, here to recap all.

After Sundown is a pretty good book. Hell, it has moments where it's a fantastic book. I even think, had it been released a few years prior, it would have made a serious splash. Unfortunately, it was released in 1990, after the decline of the genre's big boom, so few took notice.

In 2018, I'd like to recommend that Horror readers undo that, take notice, and find themselves a copy because it really is a solid piece of genre work.

After Sundown tells the story of two neighboring families, smack-dab in the middle of suburbia, collectively mourning the loss of one of the family's young daughter, who has recently passed in a freak accident. To heal from their loss, they decide to take a bit of respite from suburbia and head into the snowy mountains of Utah.

They shack up at a cabin, which happens to be the site of a tragic massacre tied to polygamy, the founding of the Mormon religion and cannibalism. Of course, some pretty crazy stuff ensues and we get to be entertained in gruesome ways.

At its best, the book presents a bleak, hopeless feeling, with the reader immersed in the hopelessness of our characters. There's some incredible atmosphere here, and some particularly nasty sequences. One standout has a demonic tree growing through one unlucky guys body, literally bursting out his skull, branches tearing through his nostrils.

The book does falter a bit in its familiar telling. In fact, I was very much reminded of the book The Dwelling, which I reviewed not long ago here. The whole ghosts-reenacting-as-vengeance bit has been a bit overdone. The ending also feels a bit rushed, but they often do in this era.

A qualm unrelated to the actual story...this has got to be some of the smallest font in my collection. I could have used a magnifying glass on this thing. We're talking microscopic.

In any event, I recommend this one, magnifying glass and all. It's a solid 4/5 for me. Give it a shot.

I fully plan on reading the rest of Boyll's non-novelization output. Hopefully, this, his debut, is an inclination towards the others being equally good.

Originally posted on my blog at UndivineInterventions dot blogspot dot com

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This book was awesome from the first chapter to the last. A cross between the The legendary Donner Pass cannibal story an old fashioned ghost story, "The Shining" ect. A synopsis from the back since one wasn't provided above: When Sunlight Fades- The Nightmare Begins... The Butlers and Pruetts were the best of friends, the warmest, most loving of neighbors. And when six-year-old Robin Pruitt died-so suddenly, so tragically-the two families decided to get away from it all. To heal their souls in a quiet, isolated cabin, high in the Wasatch Mountains. It seemed like a good idea. But... How could they have known that a raging snowstorm would trap them in a living nightmare far more horrifying than death or grief? Why would they believe that silly, gruesome legend of madness and bloodshed that consumed four starving souls, a hundred years ago, on that godforsaken mountain? And when would that terrible, endless hunger for revenge rise up and feed on the living, once again? After Sundown It's Time To Scream For Your Life!! If you enjoyed this book try "Chiller" by Randall Boyll it's even better