- Paperback: 173 pages
- Publisher: Star; New Ed edition (1982)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0352396164
- ISBN-13: 978-0352396167
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 11.2 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 98,811 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Graham Masterton is a wonderful author and has created a great horror novel in The Manitou. The first half of the book is chillingly mysterious as the main characters are introduced and the strange occurances surrounding the female lead and her bizarre ailment start to happen. While it may start slow, the pace of the book constantly grows until it comes to a massively chaotic and terrifying conclusion.
Masterton's extensive research into Native American mythology and lore is incredible, something reflected in other works such as 'Charnel House' and 'Return of The Manitou'. He has an incredible attention to detail when it comes to exploring other cultures that many of his contemporaries. This is a fantastic book and well worth looking into if you're a fan of Graham Masterton or any other of the big modern-day horror writers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Mastertons first novel and our first introduction to misquamacus and harry erskine. As an avid masterton fan this, in my opinion is a book that you must have in your collection, as with most of his really early works its quite a short book and to the point and a good read, and a good introduction to the manitou series. And the good thing is, the series got better.read this, then follow with revenge of the manitou and burial. Thoroughly recommended
12 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this book when I was 11 years old (17 years ago) and I have never forgotten it. It wasn't so much reading a book, more like living within the realm of Masterton's world. The characters were alive, the Manatou was a terrifying nemesis of everything that strives to live and above all was the idea of an ancient medicine-man being born of a tumour. This is a book that will take you to the boundaries of belief and will make you question whether your natural surroundings are infact unnatural. To top it all, it will make you wonder whether everything you believed was dead, is in fact alive.
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Vary Awesome & Scary
I first read this book when I was about 13, and it really did scare me back then. I hated turning out the bedroom light after having read a few chapters. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Traffic
A very readable horror
When I bought this book I was familiar with the movie adaptation, which is thought to be a bit of a trashy joke in some quarters, and had no idea how prolific or popular an author... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Lark
A legendary read!
I'm a huge Graham Masterton fan, and I've always wanted to read this book. I had heard it was a masterpiece, so I had to buy it! Read more
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