The Sound of Midnight An Oxrun Station Novel eBook Charles L Grant
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Fiery lights are seen in the the small town of Oxrun Station. A series of strange murders, a group of odd, apparently possessed children terrorizing the adults of the town, all serve to make things interesting in the Chinese sense for toy store owner Dale, and her beau Vic, who find themselves drawn into a web of ancient intrigue, pitted against powers that were old when the New World was a big, empty garden. A wonderful sequel to "The Oxrun Dead," and a perfect example of the quiet horror master storyteller Charles L. Grant was famous for.
The Sound of Midnight An Oxrun Station Novel eBook Charles L Grant
I introduced myself to Charles Grant's writing a little over a year ago. I started reading his novels in chronological order and The Sound of Midnight is his 2nd in a series that takes place in his twisted little town of Oxrun Station. For those of you that haven't discovered Grant yet, think of Stephen King's Derry where strange things always seem to happen. The Sound of Midnight was published in 1978 and his writing was progressively getting better with each novel. His atmospheric dread or "quiet horror", if you will, was always there. However, the problem that I have had with his writing, up until now, has been the helpless, dim-witted female characters and the annoying, chauvenistic male characters. Charles Grant's The Curse was a perfect example. His "Hour of the Oxrun Dead" still had it, but was better. With The Sound of Midnight, the female character is better yet, but the male character still holds on to some of those annoying characteristics.With that out of the way, The Sound of Midnight is an eerie tale of mystery. Dale's parents were killed and left her a mom & pop toy store in Oxrun Station. Her boyfriend is a teacher at the local HS. One day, Dale is sitting by a pond in the park and is thunked in the head with a rock. She comes to and finds that one of the boys that frequents her toy store is face down in the pond with a few of his classmates looking on. This begins a string of strange deaths that take place and that involve fire and water. Dale and her boyfriend Vic find themselves in the middle of it and the local police chief isn't liking it. With no one to turn to and not knowing who they can trust, its up to the two to find out what is going on and what it has to do with the town's children before Dale and Vic end up being next.
As I've said, The Sound of Midnight is full of atmosphere that builds up in almost a hazy, dreamlike way. The characters still hold on to a little of those annoying characteristics that seem to be prevelent in many of the novels from the 1970s - helpless females that want to run away from every problem, chavenistic males that try to be way too funny and cute in everything they say, etc. But, to be fair, not nearly as much as Grant's earlier works. This helps the reader to be able to focus on the story and it is Grant's best one up to this point. I look forward to seeing his further progression as I go through his catalog of Oxrun tales.
3.5 out of 5 stars
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The Sound of Midnight An Oxrun Station Novel eBook Charles L Grant Reviews
Oxrun Station--this is the second book in Charles Grant's Oxrun series. Right from the beginning, the atmosphere grabs you with an intensity so sadly lacking in many stories today. Grant's horror is certainly subtle by today's standards. You won't find much in the way of "in-your-face" guts and gore, but what you WILL find is a seductive darkness of chilling intensity. The suspense just builds and builds, relentlessly bringing you forward to face the final outcome. About 3/4 of the way into this novel, I was actually dreading the end--because I didn't WANT for it to be over. The story was so well written and mentally intense that it has made its way onto my "favorites" shelf. A perfect Halloween read!
I introduced myself to Charles Grant's writing a little over a year ago. I started reading his novels in chronological order and The Sound of Midnight is his 2nd in a series that takes place in his twisted little town of Oxrun Station. For those of you that haven't discovered Grant yet, think of Stephen King's Derry where strange things always seem to happen. The Sound of Midnight was published in 1978 and his writing was progressively getting better with each novel. His atmospheric dread or "quiet horror", if you will, was always there. However, the problem that I have had with his writing, up until now, has been the helpless, dim-witted female characters and the annoying, chauvenistic male characters. Charles Grant's The Curse was a perfect example. His "Hour of the Oxrun Dead" still had it, but was better. With The Sound of Midnight, the female character is better yet, but the male character still holds on to some of those annoying characteristics.
With that out of the way, The Sound of Midnight is an eerie tale of mystery. Dale's parents were killed and left her a mom & pop toy store in Oxrun Station. Her boyfriend is a teacher at the local HS. One day, Dale is sitting by a pond in the park and is thunked in the head with a rock. She comes to and finds that one of the boys that frequents her toy store is face down in the pond with a few of his classmates looking on. This begins a string of strange deaths that take place and that involve fire and water. Dale and her boyfriend Vic find themselves in the middle of it and the local police chief isn't liking it. With no one to turn to and not knowing who they can trust, its up to the two to find out what is going on and what it has to do with the town's children before Dale and Vic end up being next.
As I've said, The Sound of Midnight is full of atmosphere that builds up in almost a hazy, dreamlike way. The characters still hold on to a little of those annoying characteristics that seem to be prevelent in many of the novels from the 1970s - helpless females that want to run away from every problem, chavenistic males that try to be way too funny and cute in everything they say, etc. But, to be fair, not nearly as much as Grant's earlier works. This helps the reader to be able to focus on the story and it is Grant's best one up to this point. I look forward to seeing his further progression as I go through his catalog of Oxrun tales.
3.5 out of 5 stars
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