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"Froomb!" 1964 LYMINGTON, John (SOLD)[224] pp. Wrapper design by Peter RudlandLYMINGTON, JohnHodder and Stoughton19647. 5" x 5" VG VG John Brunt was an irresponsible, thrill seeking globetrotter. No adventure was too outlandish for him. But then he met Professor David Packard, who made the most outlandish proposal of all to send John all the way to Heavenby killing him and then bringing him back from the dead. Now a cold chill was creeping through Brunt. He was a captive in a terrifying
[224] pp.
Wrapper design by Peter Rudland
LYMINGTON, John
Hodder and Stoughton
1964
7.5" x 5"
VG/ VG
John Brunt was an irresponsible, thrill-seeking globetrotter. No adventure was too outlandish for him. But then he met Professor David Packard, who made the most outlandish proposal of all … to send John all the way to Heaven—by killing him and then bringing him back from the dead.
Now a cold chill was creeping through Brunt. He was a captive in a terrifying alien land, and his interrogator treated him like a mental case. There was nothing of Heaven here … in fact, it was more like Hell.
And suppose Professor Packard couldn’t bring him back from wherever it was he’d been sent? Suppose he really was dead and had to stay in this world of madness forever?
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★★★★★ 5
Disturbing and Hilarious
Format: Paperback
4.5/5
I LOVED this book! The characters are frustrating, complicated, and loveable and hateable at the same time. It somehow walks the fine line of being hilarious and genuinely disturbing. For me, the entire puppet thing was hard to take seriously at first because, I mean, how much damage can a PUPPET do? But wow it soon took a dark turn and was truly scary!
If you find Mark to be really aggravating at first, just hold on because it gets better. The character arcs in this book are awesome.
Overall, I found this novel to have really unique events that I didn't see coming at all and was excited the whole time I was reading.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Awesome Horror Comedy!
Format: Kindle
This was a fun book to read. I'm a massive fan of horror comedy in terms of movies. Didnt realize that's what I was in store for with this book before reading. The premise: A young woman loses her parents, her and her brother have to get their parents house ready to sell. Only they discover the house doesn't want to be sold. I dont want to give any spoilers, but the book on the surface takes itself seriously, as if it's really spinning a horrifying tale and there's nothing funny about it, but what is going on a lot of the time is so absurd, it's comical. And most of the creepy things are actually creepy, there are parts of this book I legitimately wanted to look away or stop reading or skip ahead but couldn't stop reading. This book is very reminiscent of the type of horror comedy you get in Evil Dead 2. Though a little less bloody. Hopefully Sam Raimi or Bruce Campbell read this and decide they want to bring it to film, it would be amazing.
My only complaints about it and why I gave it 4 stars instead of 5... One is the author sometimes (maybe 3 or 4 times through out the book) describes things in a confusing way that cause you to break immersion, go back and read it 5 times to make sure you're reading it right. For instance, at one point he describes the dark as looking through a cloud of flies. It's not exactly clear immediately if there is literally a cloud of flies or if that's just how he decided to describe the dark. There is another part where it describes someone reaching a hand up to catch something but only returning a claw or something along those lines(I probably butchered the wording), and you're left wondering if someone lost a hand or if this was just another weird description... again you only figure out what it's saying by reading ahead and seeing that nothing significant came of that.
Another complaint I have, is I feel there is a bit TOO MUCH character building. The book really delves deep into some of the characters and goes way back and rambles on for a while about them. However, it is all interesting and keeps you wanting to read, a lot of it, in the end you realize wasn't really necessary reading and could have been omitted. There was a couple of times I found myself getting slightly exhausted and just wanting to get back into the main story, but kept reading anyways.
Also there was at least one seemingly major detail that was set up and then left flat.. One of the characters main drivers for doing something(joining a certain group), a potential love interest, but thats literally where that stops. They get in this group and there is literally no more mention of their love interest in this person. The characters are mentioned, but the initial interest the character had is never mentioned again. The detail is just left hanging. It's not a big deal and doesn't have any affect on the story and I only realized it after finishing the book and pondering it, and just happened to remember it, and thought "wait, what happened to that?" And after pondering it, this detail could have been a powerful thing that would have made this part of the book a lot more impactful, so I dont really understand why the author just dropped it like that. To anyone that's read, I'm referring to Mark coming across a certain street performance and what happens after.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2025
★★★★★ 5
A fun and creepy read.
Format: Kindle
I have never been a huge fan of horror novels, having only read maybe 3 in life. That was until this book was continuously recommended to me via Amazon. I caved and bought the book. For the first time in a long time I was impressed with the recommendation. This book, despite the fun title, starts off as a sad tale of loss and strained relationships with family. Then slowly you get some great humor and the actual horror angle of story.
In the start of the book I could see some of the elements that we would circle back to and strong feeling of where we would be in the end. While some of that turned out to be true, I didn't see the character of Mark becoming the heart of book. Louise is great lead and frames the story in the best way. I felt on the same page as her almost all of the way.
As for the horror, I would say that it hit my personal sweet spot. Never a point where I was rolling my eyes at the villain's or Louise and Mark's choices. Or never a point where it was gross or gory for the sake or it. Everything felt "earned", no out of left field decision midway to change the whole book or deus ex machina ending. As mentioned earlier this book has a great heart at it's center, and the humor hits in all the right times.
If you are on the fence of whether or not to give this this a read, just read it. Grady Hendrix has made a phenomenal story. This was my first of his books and I'm excited to read his others. A great tale of grief, family, horror, and puppets.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
★★★★★ 4
No big surprises but it'll put you through the gamut.
Format: Kindle
What a weirdly heartfelt, grotesquery of a tale. I haven't had a horror novel drag me through this much emotional goo in ages. Hating characters. Suddenly pitying them. The schadenfraude of watching parts of the story unfold. And all the while just loathing the puppets... I've always had mixed feelings about them (if it weren't for the saintly Mr. Roger's Neighborhood I'm certain it'd be pure hatred).
If you like your horror with gore and chaos and a healthy dose of w-tee-eff-ery you're sure to find this one right up your alley. It dragged at parts and more than once I was sure it should have reached it's natural conclusion without what felt like there-for-the-lolz filler. All that said it may have been because I had figured out the conclusion and ending very early and every confirming detail made me ready to get there. Still enjoyable because Hendrix wrote it so well but I did find it predictable. Not a favorite but one I'd recommend to comedy horror lovers for sure.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2026
★★★★★ 3
Why is it 400+ pages?
Format: Hardcover
I haven’t disliked a book this much in a very long time. The characters are unlikeable, the puppets are annoying, the child is annoying, and the reason for the family secret (though I understand grief can sometimes make us do weird things) was (for me) unremarkable.
For the first 75% of the book it seems like we’ve been lied to and the book isn’t about ghosts at all, that it's about a creepy little puppet possessed by a poltergeist. But then we learn the house and all the creepy dolls, puppets, and taxidermied animals are, in fact, haunted. I won’t tell you by what/who because that will spoil “the twist”.
What I will tell you is that it is an unremarkable twist is a story that is too long.
The only real enjoyment I got out of this book was when I read the last page.
So, why have I given it 3 stars? Because it isn’t a bad book. It just isn’t for me. I wanted a clear ghost story that didn’t involve creepy puppets and uncompelling characters. Instead, I got Pupkin and Louise and Mark. In fairness, though, Mark actually develops over the course of the story.
If you don’t mind annoying puppets seemingly possessed by a poltergeist (wink, wink), an MC who continues to deny what’s happening until denial is no longer an option (yes, I know that was the point of that section), family secrets that make no sense, and character conflict that could be easily resolved by just talking to one another, then you’ll probably enjoy this book.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024
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