Fear

by L. Ron Hubbard

Book Overview

Professor James Lowry didn't believe in spirits, or witches, or demons. Not until one gentle spring evening when his hat disappeared along with four hours of his life. Now, the quiet university town of Atworthy is changing -- just slightly at first, then faster and more horribly each time he tries to remember. Lowry is pursued by a dark, secret evil whose whispered challenge is driving toward a nerve shattering, exciting climax. If you find your hat...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0884045994
• ISBN13: 9780884045991
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Bridge Publications (CA)
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Fear - an insightful experience, not just a story

This novel did an excellent job of taking the reader along with the main character down into a cavern of madness. Flights of fantasy/strange encounters and riddles are interspersed with the daily activities of the main character making the character's experiences frightenly realistic and plausible. The ending really surprised me and added to the effect of this book because the ending was not predictable. Character development is good and the writing style flows well. There are no unanswered questions at the books conclusion and so there is a satisfaction when you finish. Hubbard doesn't leave you hanging in the end.

What is going on here?

This book is like being a child again and fearing the unknown. It's excellent...it gets you thinking and sort of reminds me of (not to give anything away) but the family that inspired the Fuguitive movie and tv show. It has an ending that I cannot say. But if you do read it you will never forget it. In addition there is a small story that is nice at the end

A TIMELESS CLASSIC THAT WILL LIVE IN YOUR NIGHTMARES FOREVER

While L. Ron Hubbard was, for the most part, a science-fiction writer by trade, over 50 years ago he brought us perhaps one of the best examples of contemporary--and now classic--horror fiction available in literature. Behind the entire plot a simple premise. . .and what it depicts could happen to anyone. When Jim Lowry, a die-hard skeptic in all things unnatural, and prominent professor at Atworthy discovers he has lost a hat, and four hours of his life, his life quickly becomes gripped by dark forces he can no longer deny. He must find his hat. He must find his four hours. . . But that voice keeps whispering to him : If you find your hat you will find your four hours. If you find your four hours you will die. The book ends on an earth-shattering note, and we see just how deep Jim Lowry has become plunged into the Abyss. This one is sure to hang 'round in the rafters for a while.

Don't read this alone at night. It is just a little too....

I will keep this short. It is a bit on the scary side for me. But it is done without the usual blood and gore. It just kinda sneaks up on you... and where did he leave his hat? I was sorry it was as short as it was.

A incredible tale with an explosive ending!

I like this classic L. Ron Hubbard book a lot! This book really demonstrates his imagination as a writer, immortilizing him as one of the greatest writers of all time! Fear is a classic milestone in literature. It's the tale from everyone's hometown, and the creapy cobwebs of your darkest nightmares. Fear captures you, spins you around, rolls you like a tidal wave and erupts into the most incredible ending ever put on paper! 'Gripping' and 'chilling' are understatements. If you want an real good read on a dark and stormy night, read this one... but be sure to keep a flashlight handy, and a table to hide under. This is one hell of a book! It easily goes as one of my top favorites!