Evil Whispers

by Owl Goingback

Book Overview

When Robert and Janet Patterson and their young daughter, Krissy, head for a remote, backwoods Florida town for the perfect getaway vacation, they encounter more than they ever expected when Krissy mysteriously vanishes and the locals ascribe her disappearance to a legendary evil creature that lives in the nearby woods. Original.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451202910
• ISBN13: 9780451202918
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Signet Book
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

If you haven't read an Owl Goingback book you need to

Another great book! Great characters. Definitely a page turner

This one is hard to put down!

This book is what good horror is all about. Its the story of a family who takes a vacation down in Florida. What should have been a relaxing time for the Pattersons soon turns to a nightmare as the spirit of an evil voodoo sorcerer begins to call out to their young daughter. Sometimes less prose is more as is the case with this novel. It doesn't rely on unnecessary descriptions to make it a great novel rather its the author's ability to keep you turning pages until the very end. I think he captures the swamps and the frightening spirit extremely well and does it in a way that makes you look over your shoulder as you read this late at night. This one has all the elements of a great horror novel with some added aspects of Indian lore that gives this writer his own special touch. If you like a gripping read, get this one. I found myself reading the entire thing in one day which is very rare for me. Owl Goingback has all the makings to become one of the most popular names in horror. I hope he comes out with another book very soon. A great novel!

Sure to Please!

I'd heard Evil Whispers was a really good read, but I disagree--it's terrific! I never felt bored with any part of it.The action begins right away, as we learn about Mansa Du Paul, who uses his gifts for evil, sacrificing children to his dark gods. Mansa gets his comeuppance, but it's only a temporary setback, as he's much too powerful to be kept silent. Many years later, a Native American guards the area where Mansa is buried, but the evil escapes and possesses a little girl. Her parents and the Native American (I've forgotten his name, but "Jimmy" keeps coming to mind) have only a short time to save the girl. This is a real page-turner, and well worth the money.

Perfect Summertime Reading!

If you enjoy a fun, fast-paced "beach read", and you like something suspenseful and scary, then the latest book by award-winning horror novelist Owl Goingback is a terror-rific choice for you! Like the author's previous novels, EVIL WHISPERS doesn't waste any time jumping into the action. Set in a Central Florida "fish camp" near Orlando, the Patterson family from Missouri decides a nice, quiet backwoods vacation is what they need. But what they don't know is there's an evil force lurking in the swamp, waiting... And when young Krissy Patterson wanders into the woods one day, she starts to hear something unseen whispering to her. Written in straightforward prose with no "hit-you-over-the-head" paragraph-long descriptions, EVIL WHISPERS is easy, enjoyable reading and hard to put down. As is the author's signature, the book has one Native American character and is filled with some Indian mysticism, but nothing that gets in the way of the plot. And although some think this type of story is a bit cliche, this reviewer has one last comment: Who better to tell a horror story filled with some elements of Indian mysticism than someone who is one!

This is one scary book!

Evil Whispers is by far this author's scariest book. Much better writing than his last book (Darker Than Night). If you like to be really scared, read this book. Keep 'em coming, Owl!

A Chilling Non-Stop Ride Through Darkest Evil!

I climbed aboard the Evil Whispers express at 1:00AM on a Friday night, thinking I'd just read for an hour or so. No way! Finally, at 4:00AM, I had to force myself to go to bed and get some sleep. The next morning I jumped right back on and kept going until I finished it. Wow! What a thrilling, fast-paced, non-stop ride! American Indian lore, voodoo, a villain that totally creeped me out...and plenty of horrifying, suspenseful scenes that really gave me the shivers. A very scary, extremely entertaining book - don't start it too late at night.