I enjoyed so many things about this book. I'm a big fan of old movies, very old movies, so I enjoyed the references to the actors, directors, producers, and films of the 1930's. Of course, the plot is ludicrous but the humor and the history make it all fun. Well, yeah, there's violence and gore. That's the point of most horror. If the writer makes it clever, that's extra points in my book. If the reader is not a buff of black and white movies, he or she might not be familiar with lots of the characters. pursue some oldies this Halloween, Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy (Karloff's Mummy) and scare yourself back to the Thirties. Okay, they're not that scary, but you'll know what's going on in the book. It will be good for you, as your mother (or mummy) might say. The afterword is interesting, too. It gives some history of the writer, Raymond Chandler, the actor Boris Karloff, and old Hollywood. Monsters, movies, and lots of electricity zapped through people. What more could you ask for?
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