He is acutely aware that the people he is accompanying on this little spelunking expedition are irresponsible kids who are likely to play a prank on him, yet he is completely unprepared. But what on earth is he carrying? Certainly not water, or food, or an extra flashlight, or matches, or toilet paper, or a compass, or a map, or anything useful. That is why cave fishes evolved to discard their useless eyes. Yet, he can pretty much see what's around him-he can even make out the details of a figure a quarter of a mile down an underground pit! Have you ever been in a cave with the lights out? If so, you'll have experienced a blackness that is truly impenetrable. One of the protagonists gets stranded without a flashlight, the result of a mean prank by bullies. Logic and science went right out the window in the writing of this tale. If you ever watched "The Descent," you may appreciate this literary ancestor.īut first, let's start with the annoyances. Little do they know the centuries-old legends about the place are more than just tall tales. Logic and David Robbins' "Hell-O-Ween" is an absolute mess of a book that is problematic on so many levels, yet somehow delivered classic paperback from hell pleasure.Įight high school youths venture into a cave reported to be haunted for a spooky party on Halloween night in Colorado. But first, let's start with the annoyances. If you ever watched "The Descent," you may appreciate this literary ancestor. Eight high school youths venture into a cave reported to be haunted for a spooky party on Halloween night in Colorado. I really like this authors writing style, and I'll definitely be sad when I finish making my way through all of his books.moreĭavid Robbins' "Hell-O-Ween" is an absolute mess of a book that is problematic on so many levels, yet somehow delivered classic paperback from hell pleasure. Just like the first David Robbins books I read, this was another great one. There is something living deep inside the cavern. The classmates however, pay it no mind, treating it as a joke.īut before the night is over, they will come to deeply regret their juvenile prank - because the legends are true. Something responsible for all the missing men. For as long as anyone remembers, it has been said that something not-of-this-world inhabits the cavern. Present day: seven friends invite their classmate, Cory Fleming to spend Halloween with them in the Caverna del Diablo - but it is only a ruse, and they instead have a cruel trick in mind - to ditch him inside, leaving him wandering lost and alone.Īrriving at the cavern, the eight of them see crude paintings of a horrid monster, resembling the devil depicted above the entrance. Only a single member makes it out found wandering the woods, he is raving about finding "the gateway to hell." The sheriff had no hopes of finding the missing men, and estimates nine men have lost their lives in the enormous cave over the past decade. Present day: seven friends invite their classmate, Cory Fleming to spend Halloween with them in the Caverna del Diablo - but it is only a ruse, and they instead have a cruel t In 1892, four gold prospectors enter the notorious Caverna del Diablo. In 1892, four gold prospectors enter the notorious Caverna del Diablo. Sometimes I thought this might be the best Richard Laymon he didn't write. Here we have everything, great characters, convincing opponent. To me one of the best lost in a cave, followed by a monster stories ever. Will they get out of it alive? What about Cory and his girlfriend Ann? This cat and mouse game is highly entertaining, uncanny and runs shivers down your spine. What is is? The cave turns out a complex maze. Soon the whole group is hunted down by something unnamable.
The two leaders try to take revenge on a dorky but highly gifted schoolmate of theirs, Cory. Eight youths want to spend Halloween in an old presumably cursed cave, Caverna del Diablo. What started as a Halloween prank soon turned into a true nightmare. Will they get out of it alive? What about Cory and his girlfriend Ann? This cat and mouse game is highly en Wow, a real blast from the past.