Down on the Farm

ON AN ISOLATED MICHIGAN FARM, an old barn stands cold and dark. Animals shun it. People are chilled by it. And its owner, Casey Dubois, keeps it locked and empty.But empty it's not.Beneath the floor, an ancient presence stirs. A monstrosity of blood-lust, it is starved—for the food of human suffering. It thrives on the possession of others—body and soul! And the Dubois family, close-knit and innocent, is the perfect fodder for the demon's foul appetite. As the beast tightens its infernal grip on his family, Casey Dubois must fight to save everything dear to him...including his eternal soul!

From Publishers Weekly

In 1809 an alien creature alights on Earth and burrows into the ground for a long hibernation, preparatory to a campaign of subjugation and murder. But in the next few decades a barn is erected over the spot, presenting a problem to the alien when it awakens in the 1980s. One of the alien's aspects, a giant centipede strong enough to tear the limbs off a young bull, digs its way out; but the essence of the alien, a red ovoid, remains trapped, since it is incapable of anything but vertical motion. Through the control of minds, the inflicting of pain and murder, the centipede endeavors to liberate its essence. Bloody scene piles on bloody scene, but without strong effect. First-time novelist Stchur has taken an idea fit for a novelette and, by dint of overwriting and repetition, produced a horror novel severely vitiated by the padding. Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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