Publisher's Weekly
Williamson's ( Ash Wednesday ) latest novel does not equal his short work. It concerns a small, idyllic Pennsylvania community, Dreamthorp, that has sprung up not far from a wooded area that covers an old Indian burial ground. After a protective talisman is removed from the burial ground by a fortune hunter, sudden and inexplicable violence erupts in Dreamthorp. The plot revolves around three characters: recently widowed art teacher and amateur woodworker Tom Brewer; Laura Stark, an advertising woman with doubts about her sexuality; and Gilbert Rodman, a homicidal young man of Indian descent whose crosscountry killing spree finally takes him to Dreamthorp in pursuit of Laura. Tom and Laura fall in love, but as they are building a relationship, Dreamthorp is disintegrating around them. Williamson's story gradually loses impact, and he fails to draw a believable or esthetically resonant connection between Gilbert Rodman and the vengeful spirits of the dead Indians. While quite readable and full of memorably violent moments, it doesn't add up to much.
Genre: Horror
Williamson's ( Ash Wednesday ) latest novel does not equal his short work. It concerns a small, idyllic Pennsylvania community, Dreamthorp, that has sprung up not far from a wooded area that covers an old Indian burial ground. After a protective talisman is removed from the burial ground by a fortune hunter, sudden and inexplicable violence erupts in Dreamthorp. The plot revolves around three characters: recently widowed art teacher and amateur woodworker Tom Brewer; Laura Stark, an advertising woman with doubts about her sexuality; and Gilbert Rodman, a homicidal young man of Indian descent whose crosscountry killing spree finally takes him to Dreamthorp in pursuit of Laura. Tom and Laura fall in love, but as they are building a relationship, Dreamthorp is disintegrating around them. Williamson's story gradually loses impact, and he fails to draw a believable or esthetically resonant connection between Gilbert Rodman and the vengeful spirits of the dead Indians. While quite readable and full of memorably violent moments, it doesn't add up to much.
Genre: Horror
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Hardback Editions
January 1989 : Hardback
| Title: Dreamthorp - Limited Edition Author(s): Chet Williamson ISBN: 0-913165-39-5 / 978-0-913165-39-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Dark Harvest Availability: Amazon Amazon UK WorldCat More details... |
January 1989 : Hardback
| Title: Dreamthorp: A New Novel Author(s): Chet Williamson ISBN: 0-913165-40-9 / 978-0-913165-40-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Dark Harvest Books Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA WorldCat More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 1989 : Paperback
| Title: Dreamthorp Author(s): Chet Williamson ISBN: 0-380-75669-2 / 978-0-380-75669-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
June 2011 : Kindle edition
| Title: Dreamthorp Author(s): Chet Williamson Publisher: Crossroad Press & Macabre Ink Digital Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
January 1989 : Unknown
| Title: DREAMTHORP... Author(s): Publisher: Niles, Illinois: Dark Harvest, Availability: Amazon More details... |
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