Mister Lullaby by J.H. MarkertMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I rarely find a horror author who manages to write more than one book that creeped me out and made me hesitate in the dark. But J H Markert has executed it repeatedly, and Mister Lullaby is no exception.
The story is written around the Tunnel in a small town in Nebraska. It's an old train tunnel that had been abandoned for years, and it is the stuff of myth and legend for disappearances, accidents, dismemberment and deaths. Not to mention the strange colourful creatures, plants and shells that are often found around the area, and no one has any idea where they come from.
Gideon comes back from war, sent home due to an injury. Beth is the deputy sheriff of their home town and is obsessed with the violence that surrounds the tunnel. Simon is seen as a simple man, who lives out in the woods on his own. And Teddy is a killer who is taking his instructions about killing comatose patients from a shell. And they all arrived in the small town, to the tunnel at the same time, but why?
This is a brilliantly written, atmospheric, creepy book, one that wraps all the myths about the things that prey on sleeping people, with characters so deeply flawed that they may not be able to solve the problem. The good guys are good, but the bad guys are truly evil, and you have no idea what they are going to do next. A must-read if you like to be scared!
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