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'Erotic, romantic, comic and horrific enough to loosen the bowels of a bronze statue.' Christopher Lee. Publishing News (Friday 13 Jan 06): Fans of the film The Wicker Man will leap at Cowboys for Christ, written by the film's director. I can do no better than quote from Christopher Lee, who will be starring in Cowboys for Christ: "Erotic, romantic, comic and horrific enough to loosen the bowels of a bronze statue". Bizarre Magazine 'his new book, Cowboys for Christ, is a proper, old-fashioned page-turner.' Venue Magazine 'Cowboys for Christ marks a return to 'Wicker Man' territory easy to read and very enjoyable, no boring bits and it always kept your interest. I first thought that it would be a new working of the original Wicker Man but its not really...it has a life of it own! Gary Gillies
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'Cowboys for Christ marks a return to 'Wicker Man' territory.'
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Written by Robin Hardy, director of the cult horror film "The Wicker Man", "Cowboys For Christ" follows the same pattern - charismatic laird presides over small Scottish community of pagan worshippers, where unsuspecting victims are lured to an unpleasant fate. On the way, there are plenty of plot twists, some great characterisations, a good deal of humour, and some subtle digs at religion, politics and big business.
It's written in a style which builds up the tension gradually - to a horror which creeps up on you from behind and grabs you by the throat. Fans of "The Wicker Man" will love this!
It's written in a style which builds up the tension gradually - to a horror which creeps up on you from behind and grabs you by the throat. Fans of "The Wicker Man" will love this!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found this totally amazing. It connects with The Wicker Man in many ways which is a good thing. The Lord Lachlan reminds you when you read of Lord Summerisle, lolly reminds you of Willow, peter reminds you of Alder. The story is fantastic and you will be drawn into it. The ending is so suprising that you will be shocked when you read. BUT THIS BOOK!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
They are all in there, you might have to look deep but every character from the Wicker Man is present in Cowboys for Christ. Going a stage further every scene seems to have been recreated but different enough to make the book fun. There's a folky type band, mad villagers, the lord / laird of the community, virgins ...all right one sells out before the end but it doesn't help..a massive burning offering with a bit of a twist, there's even a Policeman sent in to investigate strange goings on. If you like the Wicker Man you like this. It feels like a film script and if I have one complaint its that the chapters are too short so the tension never really builds, that said you know from the start where things are heading. Take it as not so much a sequal..more a homage and you'll enjoy riding the laddie!
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Sulis, Nuada, Sacrifice and Young Love.
A thoroughly enjoyable read. It took a small amount of time to get into the book. But all worry was soon gone when the main part of the story started to happen after a chapter or... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ashley Kaye
OK horror sequel to Wicker Man...not really
Read the book. Some great horror scenes...reminds me of a more savage and cannibalistic version of Wicker Man...great stuff...interesting waht the movie will look like.
Published 20 months ago by Terence Tan Co
Far from class of Wicker Man...
Long-awaited follow-up to cult classic story (and famous movie) made by Robin Hardy himself. Hard to believe! Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mr. J. M. Zielinski
Read with care...
To say i was deeply disappointed by Hardy's "Cowboys for Christ" is very unfair. However, I feel the downfall of this book is the parallel it draws with "The Wickerman" and the... Read more
Published on 24 May 2010 by Mr. Adam Morrison
disappointing
having enjoyed hardy's previous novel, "the wicker man", i found this, a supposed follow-up, to be plodding, characterless, unimaginative, lacking in plot and ultimately boring. Read more
Published on 21 May 2008 by Hambletta-Maud
What a load of rubbish
I asked for this book for Christmas and wished I hadn't bothered. The main people of the book where bland and very boring. not one of them stood out. Read more
Published on 21 Feb 2008 by Horror Fan of Nottingham
Enormous fun
This is a good romp in familiar 'Wicker Man' territory, with all the necessary pace and tension. What marked it out for me, though, was the characterisation of the main... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2007 by Mr. Alastair E. Sim
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