Professor James Lowry didn' believe in spirits, or witches, or demons. Not until a gentle spring evening when his hat disappeared, and suddenly he couldn't remember the last four hours of his life. Now, the quiet university town of Atworthy is changing - slightly at first, then faster and more frighteningly each time he tries to remember. Lowry is pursued by a dark, secret evil that is turning his whole world against him while it whispers a warning from the shadows: If you find your hat you'll find your four hours. If you find your four hours then you will die...
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Ethnology professor Jim Lowry publishes a study explaining modern superstitions as the remnants of the primitive delusion that demons were the cause of disease and misfortune. Now it seems that demons may have begun a campaign of revenge for Lowry's skepticism: he awakens on a sidewalk, his clothes torn and stained, with no memory of the past four hours. In dreams he is told that if he finds the four hours, he will die. The publisher has adjured reviewers "please do not reveal the startling ending." There is indeed a twist, which is mildly clever though not "startling." According to the publisher, Fear first appeared in 1940 in the fantasy magazine Unknown and received praise from fantasy master Ray Bradbury. Though Fear may have been groundbreaking in 1940, the development of fantasy and horror fiction in the last 50 years means that the novel, unfortunately, seems a bit convoluted and curiously bland now. However, Hubbard's works are in demand, and Fear provides an interesting look at horror/fantasy of the 1940s.
- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Crisis Committee Lib., Washington D.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
- A.M.B. Amantia, Population Crisis Committee Lib., Washington D.C.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
L. Ron Hubbard's legendary writing career spanned more than half a century of enduring literary achievement and creative influence, encompassing more than 250 published novels, novelettes, short stories and screenplays in every major genre. Among his best-selling and classic speculative fiction trendsetters are "Battlefield Earth," "Mission Earth" and "Final Blackout."
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I bought this book because my favourite bookshop didn't receive the one I ordered and I didn't have anything to read. Started it at 11pm... Couldn't sleep for 2 days. The preamble tells that the story is logical... "OK", I thought... And started reading. The book is good and scary as hell. But then I remembered what the preamble said: Yes, the story is really logic and the fantasmagories inside it are absolutely possible. Then I felt really terrified.
I've never been scared of anything. Except this book... And I loved that...
I've never been scared of anything. Except this book... And I loved that...
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My objective, to read the 100 greatest classics, I absolutely hated this book "Fear", not in the least bit scary or interesting. The classic novels voted by literary experts, on the other hand, each spoke something immensely valuable to me. I am currently reading "Varieties of Religious Experience" by William James, in just the first twenty or so pages, I already have something of meaning or value. Like James, I have an educational background in Psychology. I think throughout this book "Fear", Hubbard was alluding to principles set forth in his Dianetics concepts, is my guess. Dianetics was another huge disappointment, I gave it a second chance and couldn't get past page 100 or so, the contradiction, that he violated his own promise: no fancy words that the reader couldn't understand. It was thick with difficult to understand lingo and I could see where it was going, you will need help [auditor], where I think it should be completely mechanically self-help if it is valid. I get far more help and relaxation from simple meditation and living in the present. Anthony Robbins material has some good premises, at least. I lost four hours, at least, reading this book though, a waste of my time. I got nothing of value here. Steps that disappear from your front door, no big deal, that happened all the time when I was a repair technician at customers' homes. Something dark following behind. No big deal either for any of us who have to deal with the IRS. That's about the extent of things, leaving here with some light humor, and some lost time. I don't recommend this book for anybody, and I consider that I have good taste in things, in general.
By Erik1988
Format:Audio Cassette
1) Roddey McDowall is such an enjoyable reader of books. His voice inflections appropriatley matching the fear, excitement, etc of the character is so well done. Not to mention his voice overs for different characters makes it easier to keep track of who is who.
2) Very interesting and gripping story. Something of a supernatural flavor with demons and spirits...or so it implies. The story leaves you guessing until the end what is actually going on. The story is definitely one of the spookiest stories I've read (heard) in a long time.
3) By chance my local library has 75% of their sci-fi/fantasy audio books all from this author. I've never been a L. Ron Hubbard fan but the more I hear his books the more I'm enjoying his fictional writings. This was more supernatural than sci-fi but in all the author's pieces so far the characters are interesting and engaging.
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Lives Up to Its Title And Then Some!
I consider Fear one of the best-written, most spellbinding books I have ever read. And I am not generally an avid reader of Thrillers or Sci-Fi or fiction in general. Read more
Published on May 15 2002 by Michael D. Kittell
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Trippy, but scary?
This supposed horror book isn't a horror book. It's more like a description of an acid trip than anything else. Read more
Published on April 1 2002 by sporkdude
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An intellectual exercise in suspense
At the risk of seeming dim-witted, I have to admit that I initially didn't really "get" this book. This is not to say that Fear isn't a good book. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2002 by Daniel Jolley
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Not scary, but imaginative and fun
I enjoyed reading this book because it takes on a strange journey. Reading it from the "victim's" perspective adds a real feeling of fright and nervousness to the events... Read more
Published on Jan 24 2002 by Retesh D. Shah
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One of my favorites
I really like mistery and horror books, I always did - why, I don't know, since a lot of them gave me nightmares! This book was different. Read more
Published on Jan 14 2002 by Elisa
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A classic of Psychological Terror
This is a small, quite famous short novel by the controversial Ron Hubbard. I must say that I found an exaggeration the high number of comments about the chills that this novel... Read more
Published on Dec 4 2001 by Pablo Iglesias Alvarez
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not my thing, but enjoyable enough
I'll keep this review simple and state that this type of book is not really my thing. It starts off normal enough, but then a Professor Lowry loses his job over an article and,... Read more
Published on Nov 23 2001 by Steven Taylor
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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. Read more
Published on May 11 2001 by Don Barzyk
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Have no fear!
James Lowry, Atworthy's Professor of Ethnology, is paying dearly for having written a scathing article about witchcraft. Read more
Published on Mar 28 2001 by Alex
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Chilling tale of horror
This is a chilling, well-written novel. The outstanding use of cliffhangers keep you frightened and on the edge of your seat. Read more
Published on Feb 2 2001
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