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"Spellbinding, chilling, bloodcurdling."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"One of the few really satisfying horror novels of the year...it has true fear in it."--Peter Straub, author of Ghost Story

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Thus reads the message received from a Nazi commander stationed in a small castle high in the remote Transylvanian Alps. And when an elite SS extermination squad is dispatched to solve the problem, the men find a something that's both powerful and terrifying. Invisible and silent, the enemy selects one victim per night, leaving the bloodless and mutilated corpses behind to terrify its future victims. Panicked, the Nazis bring in a local expert on folklore--who just happens to be Jewish--to shed some light on the mysterious happenings. And unbeknownst to anyone, there is another visitor on his way--a man who awoke from a nightmare and immediately set out to meet his destiny. The battle has begun: On one side, the ultimate evil created by man, and on the other....the unthinkable, unstoppable, unknowing terror that man has inevitably awakened.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 This book is truly scary, Ao� 1 2006

Par	MJH ALTA (Alberta) - Voir tous mes commentaires

The Keep is a mixture of horror and fantasy with world war II as the backdrop. Very hard to put down, this book causes your skin to crawl and the need to turn all the lights on. This is not just a monster tale but also one with romance and the eternal struggle of good against evil. Don't prejudge this book by Hollywoods feeble attempt at making a movie out of it. Don't ever watch the movie as it is so bad that the VHS or DVD should be used only as a means of levelling that table that has the short leg.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 The Keep, Nov. 23 2003

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I thought this book was fantastic. Great horror novel that kept me reading till wee hours of the morning. You could picture the castle and really picture the characters in your mind. F. Paul Wilson writes great horror novels, read the Tomb as well. The Keep would make an excellent movie. The character of Magda is a bit wishy washy with her sexual awakening, and Glenn seems like a supernatural hero but the vampire lore and Vlad the Impaler seems so real and scary. great book to read on an airplane, a real page turner!! enjoy

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2.0�toiles sur 5 The First Half Was Great. . ., Mai 20 2003

Par	Douglas Hahner (Spotswood, NJ United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

The second half on the other hand left much to be desired. This novel was much better when it was about the two German officers who had to work together but hated each other. One was a true army officer. He proved his valor in WWI and was able to keep his career in the army after the first great war. The other showed cowardess in the face of the enemy in WWI and later became a member of the SS. The one stands by the proud tradition of the German army, and hates what the Nazis represent. The other is a cruel man who revels in the pain of others. Watching these two work together and against each other at the same time was the best part of this book.

Once Magda and her father enter the novel, it takes a huge downward spiral. Magda is an awful character, and once she becomes the main character the book became a drag to read. I completely agree with the other reviewer who stated that her sexual awakening was not necessary. When she wasn't shaking up with the "hero" of the book, she was whining about her father's disease, or the Nazis, or how because of her father's disease she couldn't live a normal life. I really wanted to reach into the book and slap her.

I would pass on this book if I was you. Which is a shame because the first half gave this book such promise that was never followed through with.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Eh.
Without the love story, this would have been a really great creep fest. What a strong and gloomy beginning! Read more

Publi� le Mai 19 2003 par Open Container

4.0�toiles sur 5 Creepy Book...I've Read It Twice...
There are very few books that I keep on my shelf to read more than once, but this is one of them. The setting is mesmerizing: a mysterious keep in Transylvania. Read more

Publi� le F�v 20 2003 par L. Land

5.0�toiles sur 5 Who are these guys?
I, Originally, read this book in the early 80s and immediately anoited F.Paul Wilson as one of my five favorite authors. Read more

Publi� le Janv. 11 2003 par Mr D.

1.0�toiles sur 5 Laughable - Not scary
"The Keep" is exceptionally dull, and reads like something written by Barbara Cartland. This is not a classic horror story, horror lovers, and people who treasure the... Read more

Publi� le D�c 30 2002

1.0�toiles sur 5 Worst book I read all year....
Buoyed by the praise garnered for this book ... I purchased this book with reasonably high hopes. However, it turns out that the best part of the book was in the imagining... Read more

Publi� le D�c 10 2002

3.0�toiles sur 5 Entertaining at times, laughable at others
(Some minor spoilers)

A horror novel with a brilliant premise (Nazis get torn to pieces by a mysterious evil entity), it begins to drag after the first third, where it feels... Read more

Publi� le D�c 8 2002 par cj_31

5.0�toiles sur 5 FUN!
I grabbed this one on a whim, because I vaguely remembered reading it many years ago. I blasted through Harry Shannon's terrific "Night of the Beast," and then started... Read more

Publi� le D�c 2 2002

4.0�toiles sur 5 Ultimate Evil versus...well, the Ultimate Evil
F. Paul Wilson's fine thriller "The Keep" combines so many horror elements that eventually one expects a good old fashioned ghost to be thrown in for good measure. Read more

Publi� le Nov. 27 2002 par Chris K. Wilson

4.0�toiles sur 5 Nazis, vampires, and immortals, oh my!
The Keep was also a good read. At first, I was like, "Oh god no, not another horror novel with Nazi's in it! Read more

Publi� le Oct. 26 2002 par ZombiKitty

5.0�toiles sur 5 WWII + Vampires = Greatness
It is very hard for me to like books. But I picked this one up. I love pretty much anything about World War II. Plus I love anything about Vampires. Read more

Publi� le Jui 21 2002 par sskipxx2