There's lots of rape and some piss poor characterization to add some spice. She has run-ins with every lecherous man on the planet and ultimately ends up meeting the beast who resides in "The Cellar". Basically it forces us to follow around a nasty pedophile as he commits atrocities, two horny dummies hot for the pedophile's wife and Donna (and her child) who is the wife on the run.
I thought The Cellar was ridiculous and riddled with plot holes. Still I'd be lying if I said I thought this was one of his best (The Travelling Vampire Show is by far his best). Laymon's writing has a way of sucking you in and not letting you go, right? Right?! It's not just me. I resisted the urge to DNF and finished every last word but I can't really say that I'm proud of the fact. It's hard to stomach the kiddie stuff, it really is, and I don't understand the need to put it in the book (there are other way to allude to it without the graphics) but I plodded on hoping it wouldn't continue in this vein. It starts out with a triple murder, then more murder, and as a topper an innocent child is abused and molested in typical Laymon style. This is about a house rumored to contain a blood-thirsty beast. I have rated this book 5 twisted 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 stars!! I recommend this book only to horror lovers who are open to "anything goes" in their choice of reading material. I thought the book was well-written even though it was disturbing in many parts, but isn't horror mean't to be disturbing, shocking or downright frightening? This story is not for the faint hearted or if a reader is easily offended by graphic violence, language and sex, since it has it all. I have to laugh when I read some of the reviews because this is a true horror book and not to be taken so seriously. I am looking forward to the next book in the series. (Richard Laymon was not in my vocabulary in that lifetime).
I thought this was my first Richard Laymon book but when I reached a certain part, I realized I read this book when I was still a teenager and never forgot how disturbing it was but I had no idea it was an R.L. Well! There must be something wrong with me because I really enjoyed reading this twisted story.
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