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CA REVIEWS
- reviewed by
Deborah Hern |
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NOTE: If you
haven’t read the
first two books
in this series,
this review
contains plot
spoilers.
Grubbs Grady
(last seen in
Book 1, LORD
LOSS) is getting
back to a normal
life. He and his
Uncle Dervish
survived an
encounter with
demons, and
while Grubbs is
anxious to move
on, Dervish
sometimes shows
signs that he’s
not quite over
it. Aside from
that, life is
pretty good with
school and
friends and all
the usual stuff.
Then something
completely
amazing happens.
Dervish gets a
call from David
A. Haym, perhaps
the best-known
producer of
horror movies in
the world today.
Haym wants to
make another
movie, a
masterpiece, and
wants Dervish to
consult about
occult stuff.
At Grubbs’
urging, Dervish
agrees. Filming
takes place in
an abandoned
town that the
production crew
dubbed Slawter.
Grubbs is
thrilled to go
along with his
uncle and watch
a new horror
movie being made
by a master. But
something isn’t
quite right. Or,
rather,
something is a
little bit too
right. When the
first movie
demon appears,
it looks much
too real to
Grubbs.
Naturally,
everyone tells
him that it’s
just movie
magic. But
Grubbs thinks
it’s real magic
and decides to
investigate. It
isn’t long
before he
discovers that
the Demonata are
back.
While it isn’t
strictly
necessary to
have read the
first two books
to enjoy this
one, you’ll
understand
Grubbs and
Dervish a lot
better if you do
so. This time
around, the
action and
scares start out
a big slowly,
but everything
starts moving a
lightning speed
once they arrive
on the movie
set. The ending
makes it clear
that there’s
more to come,
and the next
book is due out
in May. If you
haven’t
discovered this
series yet, now
is the time. If
you’re already a
fan of this
author, you
won’t be
disappointed.
Rating: 8
http://ca-reviews.blogspot.com/2007/02/slawter-darren-shan.html |
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