Without warning, the President of the United States is struck blind. At the same time, high above the Rockies, the pilot and crew of a 747 suddenly find that they have lost their sight. Hundreds and then thousands of people all across America are blinded, causing dozens of passenger airplanes to crash into built-up areas, scores of catastrophic highway pile-ups, and countless minor tragedies. Communications fail, TV screens go blank and American civilization is taken back two hundred years overnight. Self-styled mystic Harry Erskine is telling the fortunes of gullible old ladies in Miami when his friend Amelia Crusoe, a genuine psychic, calls on him to help her sister, who has also been blinded. Together they discover that the Algonquin medicine man Misquamacus has come back to life to seek a final devastating revenge against the white man who massacred his people, and tried to eradicate their religions and their culture for ever. Only Harry and Amelia know that Misquamacus, and his band of resurrected Native American shamans and terrifying Eye Killers from ancient Zuni legend, are responsible for the chaos - but the odds of beating Misquamacus are suicidal indeed...
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"* "Masterton is a horror veteran with the ability to make his readers feel seriously creeped out" Booklist "Masterton puts realistic, carefully drawn characters into bizarre, otherworldly situations and lets us watch what happens to them. This novel is lighter than most of his work but just as suspenseful and just as frightening" Booklist on House of Bones "This disturbing concoction blends metaphysical musing with old-fashioned blood and guts. Not for the faint-hearted" Kirkus Reviews on The Painted Man * Recent titles from Graham Masterton include Chaos Theory, The Painted Man, House of Bones and, most recently, Ghost Music."
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Blind Panic is larger in scale than most of Masterton's work, however it lacks the depth of character and menace usually present. Masteron's vengeful medicine man, Misquamacus, returns serving up an almighty helping of chaos, blinding the populace of the United States starting with the President. It's up to Harry and friends to save the day. Although this is a handful of books in to this series, each is a self-contained story, so anyone can enjoy it. The story follows the main two characters and a few other seemingly random groups, which interconnect in tenuous manners throughout the story. There's little development for most of these extras and since their purpose remains undisclosed for most of the book, there's little opportunity to engage with them. In defter hands this could have been a real winner, however Masterton's talent for tightly constructed horror misfires a little here. Still entertaining, however not in his top half.
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What started in 1976 with the manitou comes to an end with this, the fifth and final ( so we are led to believe) manitou novel. And after the slight disappointment of manitou blood masterton certainly got it back on track with this one. A thoroughly enjoyable read. I just hope it isn't the end of harry erskine, as along with jim rook he has been one of the great masterton character creations. A great novel unfortunately tainted with some sad goodbyes. Maybe
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I think I must have been reading a different book than the other reviewers. I felt that Masterton was just going through the motions on this one and it seemed to be the same old same old to me.
Worth reading? Perhaps.
Worth keeping on the bookshelf? No, not for me. I sold my copy on.
Worth reading? Perhaps.
Worth keeping on the bookshelf? No, not for me. I sold my copy on.
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Blind Panic by Graham Masterton
Brilliant follow on to, I think, Burial. If you think his recent books have lost their edge, then this one will restore your faith.
Thoroughly recommended.
Thoroughly recommended.
Published on 31 Aug 2009 by P. M. Redrup
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another classic masterton
received book this morning spent all day reading it loved it buy it no more to say
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