The Funhouse

by Dean Koontz and Owen West

Book Overview

Evil comes in frightening and familiar forms in this terrifying novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. Once there was a girl who ran away and joined a traveling carnival. She... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425142485
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Funhouse is a Fun Book

It is one of those books that make you want to skip work to keep reading. Definitely recommended.

One of Koontz's Better Ones!

This book, by far, is one of the "creepier" ones that he has written. It is a fast-reader...it holds your attention, from the very beginning, to the very last page. It has a couple twists and turns, throughout, which gave way to huge elements of shocking surprise. I strongly recommend this book, if you're looking for one of his scarier ones! After I read it, I handed it over to two other readers, they both thoroughly enjoyed this book, as did I.

What's with all the bad reviews?

Just another great Dean Koontz book as far as I'm concerned. A woman named Ellen gives birth to a deformed, monstrous child with claws and she kills it, even though her husband, who's a barker at a carnival, loves it and doesn't understand how dangerous it is. He nearly kills her when he finds out and tosses her out of the house. Fast forward several years and Ellen has two new children of her own and a new life. But she's turned into a religious fanatic, like Carrie's mother from Stephen King's first novel, and her children, espescially her son, are afraid of her. And now her old husband Conrad is tracking down her children in an effort to destroy them as revenge. Ellen's 17 year old daughter Amy and a few other dope-smoking rebels head out to the carnival for some fun and when they enter the Funhouse, where Conrad works, they get more than they bargained for. Much more.

One of the best

Though I have just started readinng Koontz's books I think he is one of the best writers out there, The Funhouse was a one of a kind thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat, Koontz's imaginative characters and detailed plot wll have you reading it over and over again. Even though the book was good the ending seemed out of proportion for the rest of the book. Definately a first-read for new fans.

Creepy

This novel is 20 times more fulfilling than the movie was. It follows a girl named Ellen who has a horrifying expirience while married to a carnival owner. 20 years later she is happily married but a hardcore alcoholic who forces religion down the throats of her two children. Her oldest daughter bares the brunt of her mother's anger and it forces her to want to succumb to temptation to hurt her mother. Meanwhile Ellen's ex-husnband has brought the carnival into town and is looking to even te score

It's almost a ten.

This was the first Dean Koontz book that I read. I couldn't put it down. I like how it never slowed down. My favorite part of the book was the introduction part where Ellen was still married to the carnival guy. I liked it because it started the book out on the right foot.