Who Would Like This Book:
If you crave horror that's imaginative and just a bit campy, this one's for you! 'Mirror' is packed with creepy Hollywood history, satanic cults, portals to hell, and a truly unsettling kid-in-the-mirror premise. Masterton's descriptive writing will have you nervously darting your eyes to your own reflection. Fans of Stephen King and readers who love a fast-paced, wild, and chilling story with creative twists will definitely have fun here.
Who May Not Like This Book:
Some readers felt the plot went a tad overboard or struggled to suspend disbelief, especially when characters seemed oddly accepting of supernatural events. If you like your horror slow-burning or grounded in reality, or prefer subtlety over blood-curdling scares, you might find this too far-fetched or even unintentionally funny in spots. The story's mix of the grotesque and absurd isn't everyone's cup of tea.
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Mirror by Graham Masterton is a horror novel that follows the story of Martin, who purchases an antique mirror previously owned by a child star named Boofuls. The mirror holds a dark secret realm where little Boofuls has been living, waiting for his chance. The plot involves a mysterious mirror, gruesome scenes, and a terrifying journey into the dark and seedy side of Hollywood. The writing style is described as descriptive, imaginative, and captivating, with elements of thrillers, mysteries, and horror that keep the reader engaged from start to finish.
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Content warnings include graphic violence, themes of murder, and the presence of a satanic cult.
From The Publisher:
It is said that a mirror can trap a person's soul...
Martin Williams is a broke, two-bit screenwriter living in Hollywood, but when he finds the very mirror that once hung in the house of a murdered 1930s child star, he happily spends all he has on it. He has long obsessed over the tragic story of Boofuls, a beautiful and successful actor who was slaughtered and dismembered by his grandmother.
However, he soon discovers that this dream buy is in fact a living nightmare; the mirror was not only in Boofuls house, but witness to the death of this blond-haired and angelic child, which in turn has created a horrific and devastating portal to a hellish parallel universe. So when Martin's landlord loses his grandson it is soon apparent that the mirror is responsible. But if a little boy has gone into the mirror, what on earth is going to come out?
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About the Author:
Graham Masterton was born in Edinburgh in 1946. After training as a newspaper reporter, Graham went on to edit the new British men's magazine Mayfair. At the age of 24, Graham was appointed executive editor of both Penthouse and Penthouse Forum magazines. Graham Masterton's debut as a horror author began with the wildly popular The Manitou in 1976. Altogether Graham has written more than a hundred novels ranging from thrillers and horror, to disaster novels and historical sagas, as well as four short story collections. He lives in Surrey, England.
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