Burial: A Novel of the Manitou
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (819 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312856814 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 382 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. All in all, this is a treat for horror fans enamored of steak tartare and even bloodier books. None of this is inherently funny, of course, but what gives the novel its bright comic glaze is the wisecracking narration (alternating with third-person scenes of carnage) by Harry Erskine, the charlatan clairvoyant who's taken on Misquamacus twice before. Once again the spirit of Misquamacus, the greatest of all Indian medicine men, ventures forth from the world of the dead to avenge the near-extermination of his people. Chicago and New York are reduced to rubble; a man possessed by Misquamacus reaches deep into a woman's body and pulls her inside out; the Indian spirit performs the hastiest eyeball-removal seen on paper since Jerzy Kosinski's The Painted Bird. From Publishers Weekly Masterton blends horror and humor with aplomb in this gleefully gruesome second sequel to his best-known n
When the Manitou, the vengeful ghost of a wonder-worker, uses his power to pull the cities of the white man into the land of the dead, con-man Harry Erskine teams up with a shaman to save America.
Michael Thompson said Inconsistencies are distracting, but still a great read. The author seems to have forgotten a few things since the original Manitou book. Harry refers to his office, but originally worked out of his apartment, which he also does in this book. Okay, maybe he changed. Harry remembers Singing Rock as an insurance salesman, but the first book said he looked like he could be one, but later states he runs an investment business. Forgivable, but this book mentions the character of Macarthur and features the character of Amelia, both of whom died in the origi. Amazon Customer said Excellent read, but not his best. "Burial" is the third, and currently final, book in the Manitou series by Graham Masterton. Masterton's horror fiction began with the publication of "The Manitou" in the mid 70's. Although it had its faults, that one was a good read as well. The story continued in "The Revenge of the Manitou" a few years later, but that one was not up to par with the first book.Twenty years after the first book, Masterton wrote "Burial" as a conclusion to the series. The characters are also older as well to refl. "Ugh" according to KinksRock. I've been reading a lot of Graham Masterton novels, and have found them to be occasionally brilliant, but always gory, and sometimes not so good but still entertaining."Burial" is the third in the "Manitou" series, the first of which I found silly, the second of which I thought was quite good (although I think most Masterton fans prefer the first; I disagree).So how do you approach this novel when reviewing it? As part of the series, or as a stand-alone novel on its own merits? Either way, this