A novel of compelling suspense. Professor James Lowry didn' believe in spirits, or witches, or demons. Not until a gentle spring evening when his hat disappeared, and suddenly he couldn't remember the last four hours of his life. Now, the quiet university town of Atworthy is changing - slightly at first, then faster and more frighteningly each time he tries to remember. Lo A novel of compelling suspense. Professor James Lowry didn' believe in spirits, or witches, or demons. Not until a gentle spring evening when his hat disappeared, and suddenly he couldn't remember the last four hours of his life.
Now, the quiet university town of Atworthy is changing - slightly at first, then faster and more frighteningly each time he tries to remember. Lowry is pursued by a dark, secret evil that is turning his whole world against him while it whispers a warning from the shadows: If you find your hat you'll find your four hours. If you find your four hours then you will die. This is the first book I've read, I literally read it as soon as it came out of the package. Visually it caught my attention because the cover is different from the others book of L.
Ron Hubbard, must be because it was probably one of the most recent works of this writer. Even Stephen King expressed his opinion about it, calling it 'a classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror'.I had to find out how good was this book if the master of horror was so fascinated about it. And I can hone This is the first book I've read, I literally read it as soon as it came out of the package. Visually it caught my attention because the cover is different from the others book of L. Ron Hubbard, must be because it was probably one of the most recent works of this writer.
Even Stephen King expressed his opinion about it, calling it 'a classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror'.I had to find out how good was this book if the master of horror was so fascinated about it. And I can honestly say that the good reviews are totally right about it! The book starts like a ordinary book, then take a surreal, creepy and supernatural tone until the very last page when the extraordinary truth finally comes about. Up until the last page, you kinda scratch you head thinking: 'Hmmm.where are we going with this??'
You can't put it down until all of it makes sense. I think the suspense from this book is really entertaining and not even the final makes you hate the ordinary teacher James Lowry, even when the writers seems to try very hard to make you! I really like mistery and horror books, I always did - why, I don't know, since a lot of them gave me nightmares!
This book was different. This book was mysterious and involving, without being introverting.
It was incredibly good. The book takes you though a great description of the characters and their life, which turns more into a living nightmare for the main character. The end is as surprising as it gets - I had to read the last 2 pages a few times to make sure I understood it right - it was I really like mistery and horror books, I always did - why, I don't know, since a lot of them gave me nightmares! This book was different.
This book was mysterious and involving, without being introverting. It was incredibly good. The book takes you though a great description of the characters and their life, which turns more into a living nightmare for the main character.
The end is as surprising as it gets - I had to read the last 2 pages a few times to make sure I understood it right - it was the last thing I could have ever expected! I am trying to forget a bit about this book so I can read it again, but it's so peculiar and written so well that it's hard to forget. I rarely read a book which I liked from beginning to end - actually, I never did, until I read this one! An absolute must for anyone who is into mystery books. As prolific (as in Guinness World Book of Records prolific) and significant as L.Ron Hubbard was of an author, the man is most well known for starting a cult. I was curious to see what his writing was like and this book was very well regarded as a masterpiece of psychological horror and a fairly noncommittal length of 101 pages. Originally published in 1940, it's surprisingly undated with minute exceptions of things like prices.
I can see why this book got the acclaim that it did, though it didn As prolific (as in Guinness World Book of Records prolific) and significant as L.Ron Hubbard was of an author, the man is most well known for starting a cult. I was curious to see what his writing was like and this book was very well regarded as a masterpiece of psychological horror and a fairly noncommittal length of 101 pages. Originally published in 1940, it's surprisingly undated with minute exceptions of things like prices.
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I can see why this book got the acclaim that it did, though it didn't quite sing to me. There was some unquestionably good writing, very descriptive, very convincing tumble into madness, but it also was a tad slow and aimless at times. Nice twisted ending, really brought the story together.
Also included in this edition are a comprehensive glossary and an author biography, the somewhat aggrandizing version that makes no mention of his most notorious claim to fame. While the accomplishments and accolades might have been misrepresented and/or exaggerated, nevertheless quite a character.
If only the man had stuck with fiction. This story was first published in the July, 1940 issue of Unknown, a fantasy pulp magazine edited by John W. I was curious about the story partly because Hubbard is now remembered more as the founder of Scientology than as a pulp fiction writer. But apparently, Hubbard was a very prolific contributor to the pulp magazines before he organized his new religion/cult (take your pick). Hubbard was a major contributor to Unknown, which first began publication in 1939 and ran for only 39 issu This story was first published in the July, 1940 issue of Unknown, a fantasy pulp magazine edited by John W. I was curious about the story partly because Hubbard is now remembered more as the founder of Scientology than as a pulp fiction writer.
But apparently, Hubbard was a very prolific contributor to the pulp magazines before he organized his new religion/cult (take your pick). Hubbard was a major contributor to Unknown, which first began publication in 1939 and ran for only 39 issues. I believe that Hubbard contributed six or seven novels to Unknown during that time, including 'Fear.' This is the first story I have ever read by Hubbard, and it is reputed to be among his best efforts. It certainly contains all the necessary elements of an effective pulp story, including imaginative flair and a shocking conclusion. Hubbard's writing is fluid and professional, for the most part.
Although I enjoyed the story and it was very clever, indeed, I found it overly lengthy and at times a bit tedious. It probably could have been just as effective at half the length! I have a complete set of Unknown, so I read this in the original format. I loved the illustrations by Edd Cartier. This book is great!
Right from the start, you know something is going to go terribly, horribly wrong, and you will not be disappointed. The main character, Jim, suddenly realizes that four hours have passed, and he has no recollection of that time period! And to top it all off, he seems to have misplaced his hat during that time! So starts Jim's quest for his hat. Jim believes that if he finds his hat, maybe he'll remember how he lost it, and in remembering how he lost it, remember what has happene This book is great!
Right from the start, you know something is going to go terribly, horribly wrong, and you will not be disappointed. The main character, Jim, suddenly realizes that four hours have passed, and he has no recollection of that time period! And to top it all off, he seems to have misplaced his hat during that time! So starts Jim's quest for his hat. Jim believes that if he finds his hat, maybe he'll remember how he lost it, and in remembering how he lost it, remember what has happened in the last four hours. This Suspense/Horror novel takes you on a thrilling ride of intrigue and terror, all heightened by the knowledge that the worst has already happened, and may be happening again!
Jim's lack of memories strengthens the belief that something has gone wrong, something he isn't supposed to remember, and never lets you down once it picks you up! 'Fear' by L Ron Hubbard is one of those books, which come along and surprise you. The story is from the horror genre, along with certain elements of fantasy. While not very gory, the tale is much more concerned with psychological horror. Certain scenes are atmospheric and creepy. A unique element of the narrative is the narrators description of his encounters of dark places and beings which seem to come out of nowhere; when he attempts to find clues to his lack of memory concerning four hours wh 'Fear' by L Ron Hubbard is one of those books, which come along and surprise you.
The story is from the horror genre, along with certain elements of fantasy. While not very gory, the tale is much more concerned with psychological horror. Certain scenes are atmospheric and creepy. A unique element of the narrative is the narrators description of his encounters of dark places and beings which seem to come out of nowhere; when he attempts to find clues to his lack of memory concerning four hours which he lost one evening. The reader is left to ponder the question is the tale real or in the characters head?
The story and its characters are well fleshed out, with a surprising ending. This tale was one of the first pioneers of the psychological horror theme, as we know it today. Definitely worth checking out. While I mainly know Hubbard as the mysterious founder of Scientology, he first gained fame as a pulp writer. This book is considered one of his best, a horror classic almost from the moment it was published in 1940.
While dated by modern standards (the stilted, rather wordy first chapter will put off some of the less wary or determined), this story thrills because of its still-scary idea. A professor loses four hours of his life one Saturday afternoon. Discovering what happened to him, he learns While I mainly know Hubbard as the mysterious founder of Scientology, he first gained fame as a pulp writer. This book is considered one of his best, a horror classic almost from the moment it was published in 1940.
While dated by modern standards (the stilted, rather wordy first chapter will put off some of the less wary or determined), this story thrills because of its still-scary idea. A professor loses four hours of his life one Saturday afternoon. Discovering what happened to him, he learns a horrifying secret about humanity. A fast read that, with proper editing would make an excellent novella. Ron Hubbard is now synonymous with Scientology so often gets painted with the loony brush.
As an atheist, I don't have much of a problem with Scientology. It's a belief-based organisation that tries to recruit you, change your way of thinking on the basis of nutty stories while taking your money in the process. How's that different from all the rest? But I digress. Ron Hubbard was an author first and extremely prolific. Apart from his magnum opus Battlefield Earth, I didn't know any of hi L. Ron Hubbard is now synonymous with Scientology so often gets painted with the loony brush.
As an atheist, I don't have much of a problem with Scientology. It's a belief-based organisation that tries to recruit you, change your way of thinking on the basis of nutty stories while taking your money in the process.
How's that different from all the rest? But I digress. Ron Hubbard was an author first and extremely prolific. Apart from his magnum opus Battlefield Earth, I didn't know any of his other works. After listening to an interview with the genius that is Harlan Ellison, he mentioned a bunch of Hubbard's novels and name-checked Fear so off I went to secure myself a copy. Fear, written in 1940, reads like a Hitchcock film mixed with the Twilight Zone.
It moves at a swift pace and you're never really on solid ground. Reality and dreams get skewered which is exactly how Lowry, the protagonist, is feeling as he tries to find out what happened during 4 hours that he's lost. I thought I had another chapter to go so I was surprised when the next page (I was using a kindle.
Sounds pretentious to say screen though) was About The Author. This left me lying in bed wondering what the hell had just happened. I even did some internet searches to make sure I'd completely understood everything. The more I digested, the more I liked the journey I'd just taken.
It's weird to have this experience but (clumsy simile coming up!) like a good bottle of wine, the story improves if you give it time to breathe. In your brain. See, I told you that would be clumsy.
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I will get round to reading Battlefield Earth eventually but the important thing is don't be put off by L Ron Hubbard's name. He's not the terrible author people say he is. Had Scientology not been his legacy, I have little doubt there would not be the bile thrown at him that you often find online. I feel vaguely guilty giving this a bad review, since the publisher's social media people encouraged me (and about a dozen others on Goodreads) to read it, and they were really helpful when I asked them questions.
As much as I've liked some of L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi, this just didn't click with me at all. Written in a simplistic style, Fear has a broad, but promising, premise. But, alas, only pays off in a series of disjointed non-events, only some of which are interesting.
It's 'and then.' I feel vaguely guilty giving this a bad review, since the publisher's social media people encouraged me (and about a dozen others on Goodreads) to read it, and they were really helpful when I asked them questions.
As much as I've liked some of L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi, this just didn't click with me at all. Written in a simplistic style, Fear has a broad, but promising, premise. But, alas, only pays off in a series of disjointed non-events, only some of which are interesting. It's 'and then.' Storytelling, and it frustrates.
There was a twist near the end that got me excited for the closure of the book, but it was a red herring, and the actual end was much less satisfying and very abrupt. Stephen King says in blurb on belly-band of hardcover edition: 'If you've never read FEAR, I urge you to do so.'
In the Foreword King is quoted as saying: 'L. Ron Hubbard's Fear is one of the few books in the chiller genre which actually merits employment of the overworked adjective 'classic,' as in 'This is a classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror.'
If you're not averse to a case of the cold chills - a rather bad one - and you've never read Fear, I urge you to do so. Don't even wai Stephen King says in blurb on belly-band of hardcover edition: 'If you've never read FEAR, I urge you to do so.' In the Foreword King is quoted as saying: 'L.
Ron Hubbard's Fear is one of the few books in the chiller genre which actually merits employment of the overworked adjective 'classic,' as in 'This is a classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror.' If you're not averse to a case of the cold chills - a rather bad one - and you've never read Fear, I urge you to do so. Don't even wait for a dark and stormy night. This is one of the really, really good ones.' 2/2/11 I really liked the way this story ended. What a nice surprise.
I knew something funny was going on!! Lol Great fun for horror fans.
A short, fast-paced read. Currently, I have not gotten that far in the book, yet it shows promise.
I like it, yet probably won't use it on the Anthology. The book was rather drab until Lowry lost his four hours, and I think that it will get much better pretty soon.
The way in which Hubbard is able to weave the Malaria of Lowry and what Lowry thinks he sees into an almost real, yet somehow not real world. The way in which the author weaves a tail of suspense is truly amazing. As Lowry moves ever forward, you can almost feel Currently, I have not gotten that far in the book, yet it shows promise.
I like it, yet probably won't use it on the Anthology. The book was rather drab until Lowry lost his four hours, and I think that it will get much better pretty soon. The way in which Hubbard is able to weave the Malaria of Lowry and what Lowry thinks he sees into an almost real, yet somehow not real world. The way in which the author weaves a tail of suspense is truly amazing. As Lowry moves ever forward, you can almost feel his mind moving back to the demons of his past. Have not read in a while. Should be interesting to see what I remember.
I don't like cults, or scams, and Scientology is both. I just wanted to state that because anyone like me will regard a positive review of a book by L.
Ron Hubbard with suspicion. It's fairly famous that some of the reviews on Battlefield Earth were paid for (A.E.
Van Vogt later admitted he'd never even read the book). This is a pre-World War 2 book and it, like Final Blackout, are generally regarded as pretty good pulpy stuff, unlike his later, post-scientology fiction. Regardless, when people I don't like cults, or scams, and Scientology is both. I just wanted to state that because anyone like me will regard a positive review of a book by L. Ron Hubbard with suspicion.
It's fairly famous that some of the reviews on Battlefield Earth were paid for (A.E. Van Vogt later admitted he'd never even read the book). This is a pre-World War 2 book and it, like Final Blackout, are generally regarded as pretty good pulpy stuff, unlike his later, post-scientology fiction. Regardless, when people see me reading an L. Ron Hubbard book called 'Fear', it's fun to tell them it's a non-fiction book about how our fears are caused by alien ghosts that surround us and make us negative. Adorning the covers are numerous quotes and endorsements, from Robert Silverberg, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King (from Danse Macabre, I think), Jack Williamson, Ramsey Campbell and Philip Jose Farmer.
It's a pretty convincing bunch. Fear is pulp, yes, but not schlock. It is still very effective and would make for a very good movie. It did not have the twist I expected - Carnival of Souls, Sixth Sense, Incident at Owl Creek Bridge. But it's in that kind of ballpark.
Its feel is very similar to the classic Twilight Zone series, but darker - maybe a cross between that and Thriller, the Boris Karloff show that got pretty dark. In fact, the final twist ended up influential to EC Comics and the episode of the Tales From the Crypt TV show the comic inspired, giving rise to one of my favourite twists on the show (can't say what episode it was here). But it's not the twist that makes this one effective - it's the excellent use of suggestion in descriptive prose, the very sensitive tone which is maintained throughout, to the last. It's also very imaginative - the cover, which I first took to be a generic horror image of a descent into Hell, is quite literally the second chapter. Yes, I can believe Fear was very influential.
I think some of it could have been trimmed, but at 208 pages, it's hardly a long book (it took me 8 days to read it because I have been alternately tired and sick). The paperback I have is the 1991 New-Era (Scientology front) paperback, with a bunch of ads at the end for other Hubbard fiction (Final Blackout, Battlefield Earth and Mission Earth all hold a certain appeal to me now) but, most importantly, the short story Borrowed Glory. That one is even more Twilight Zoney, but not as good.
The end was predictable, and non-nonsensical (how did the male character lead the life he lead in the preceding pages, with those friends, with that twist?). It was enjoyable to read, but not a patch on the book before it. I was going to 'DNF' this book but I have this (bad) habit of finishing every single book I start to read.
Anyway, there were some very good, sort of philosophical paragraphs in this book which I really, really liked, but I can't give this book more than one star. I couldn't connect to the protagonist at all, and the plot was. Don't know how to explain it other than it was messy (and not in a good way, if that makes sense.
Lol) It felt like the author just improvised it and the results weren't I was going to 'DNF' this book but I have this (bad) habit of finishing every single book I start to read. Anyway, there were some very good, sort of philosophical paragraphs in this book which I really, really liked, but I can't give this book more than one star. I couldn't connect to the protagonist at all, and the plot was.
Don't know how to explain it other than it was messy (and not in a good way, if that makes sense. Lol) It felt like the author just improvised it and the results weren't as good as they could have been.
It's one of those books that when you get to the ending you feel like 'really? And you thought it would be something more creative or shocking, but you're just sort of disappointed. (Though I would assume that at the time of publication this type of ending wasn't so overused.) I think that the ending sort of invalidated a lot of the events that happened in the novel, and it was sort of expected to the point of being boring (to me). This is just my opinion, of course.
I would have given it another star because of these interesting moments I mentioned, but the truth is that even though I enjoyed those paragraphs, I didn't enjoy the book as a whole. An additional note: It is categorized as horror, but it isn't scary or disturbing at all, just in case someone is wondering. Perhaps it was when it was first published in 1940, though. Do I recommend?
I would because of these philosophical paragraphs. They were VERY interesting and the only reason the book was worth reading. (But then again, the ending sort of invalidates a lot of it to some degree. But it's kind of an 'open to interpretation' thing, though.
Won't detail because of spoilers.). No matter how the title sounds this is not a scary book. My mind is playing tricks on me I am not as stable as I used to be Do you feel secure about your own mind? Do you feel safe, and do you trust it?
Can something flip the switch and suddenly you are no longer sane? Or maybe it is not you but powers beyond your control. Maybe there are really powers lurking at the dark corners of your room (and mind)? James Lowry is on a quest to find that. And of course his hat and 4 missing hours.
The e No matter how the title sounds this is not a scary book. My mind is playing tricks on me I am not as stable as I used to be Do you feel secure about your own mind? Do you feel safe, and do you trust it? Can something flip the switch and suddenly you are no longer sane?
Or maybe it is not you but powers beyond your control. Maybe there are really powers lurking at the dark corners of your room (and mind)? James Lowry is on a quest to find that. And of course his hat and 4 missing hours. The end of the novel leaves another open question. Was it all in his mind, or all the events that happened were actually a result of him offending the demons?
Ok, maybe it is a scary book. But don't expect blood and gore, prepare for a world where you can never say what is true and what is illusion.
The quote is from the Pain's song 'Shut your mouth'. I can't, in good conscious, give this book anything more than 2 stars (and that's probably pushing it, morally for me), simply because of the extraordinarily HORRIBLE things its author would go on to do to people (his own 'followers') in the following decades. I'm not going to lie though, this is a very well written, creepy horror story, even reminiscent of H.P. Lovecraft (imho). A really quick, though absorbing read. I originally rated this a four stars.
Then I had to just think about just who (o I can't, in good conscious, give this book anything more than 2 stars (and that's probably pushing it, morally for me), simply because of the extraordinarily HORRIBLE things its author would go on to do to people (his own 'followers') in the following decades. I'm not going to lie though, this is a very well written, creepy horror story, even reminiscent of H.P. Lovecraft (imho).
A really quick, though absorbing read. I originally rated this a four stars. Then I had to just think about just who (or 'what') this author really was as a person (or 'creature'). It's kinda like reading something 'clever' by maybe Charles Manson or someone of the like, ya know? Maybe that's an exaggeration.but not by much, if you know who this creepy fascist really was.
Contents. Summary University professor James Lowry is a disbeliever in spirits or witches, or demons, so much so that he publishes an article in a newspaper denying the existence of them.
He is warned of the possible repercussions by his friend Tommy Williams. That same afternoon his hat disappears. Lowry also discovers that four hours of his life have gone missing. Lowry is pursued by an omnipotent evil force that is turning his whole world against him while it whispers a warning from the shadows: '.if you find your hat you'll find your four hours.
If you find your four hours then you will die.' Lowry is suspicious that Tommy may be having an affair with his wife, Mary, even in his dreams of demons. Lowry goes about his day-to-day life, but increasingly begins seeing demons, ghouls and odd things around him. Benny greb language of drumming pdf. He wakes up in the middle of the night to shadows that are leading him out of his bedroom and out into his garden which has transformed into a vast creepy slope. At this point, he is led down a long winding staircase in the middle of his lawn that seems to disappear. He goes out looking for the four hours of his life that he has lost and his hat. He both finds the hat and realizes what he has done in the four hours in a final twist of the book, where the reader comes to realize that he had a psychotic break early on (the missing 4 hours) and most of the plot never happened.
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The truth is, Lowry has murdered his wife and friend Tommy. Reception , reviewing the novella's first book publication, praised it as 'a totally unexpected masterpiece of horror'. And described it as a 'nearly perfect psychological terror novel, and by far the best writing we've ever seen from Hubbard'. Reviewer Villiers Gerson cited the novella's 'horrible and eerie denouement'. Wrote that the novella 'exercised an uncommon power over the minds of its readers.'
Described Fear as 'a classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror'. Found 'Fear' to be 'a superior psychological mystery in sensational terms.' It has also warranted positive comments from authors ranging 'from to '. References.
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'Fear', Galaxy Science Fiction Novels Number 29, 1954. Published by Galaxy Publishing Company, 421 Hudson Street, New York 14, New York. Written by L. Dimensions are 5 1/2' width by 7 1/4' Height and weight 90.1 grams, 130 pages.
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FEAR is 'A classic tale of creeping, surreal menace and horror. One of the really, really good ones.' - Stephen King Professor James Lowry doesn't believe in ghosts, the supernatural, the surreal, or any type of dark fantasy. Not until a gentle spring evening when his hat disappeared, and suddenly he couldn't remember the last four hours of his life.
Now, the quiet university town of Atworthy is changing - slightly at first, then faster and more frighteningly each time he tries to remember. Lowry is pursued by a dark, secret evil that is turning his whole world against him while it whispers a his forgotten scary story from the shadows: If you find your hat you'll find your four hours. If you find your four hours then you will die. Fear turns to terror.
'A true scare.' - Ray Bradbury 'FEAR is L.
Ron Hubbard's finest work!' - Robert Bloch, Author of Psycho New York Times Best Selling Author L. Ron Hubbard Fiction Book.
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