The Door to December
Books

The Door to December

by Dean Koontz

1985•Horror•441 pages

Taste attributes: horrorthrillerpsychologicalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads

See which match your taste

Boxlist takeA morally murky horror novel that is weighty and emotional. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Open Library rating

3.9 / 5

9 ratings

Your matchTake the taste test to see your match

About This Book

A call in the middle of the night summoned psychiatrist Laura McCaffrey out into the rain-swept streets of Los Angeles. The police had found her husband-beaten to death. But what of her daughter, Melanie, whom he had kidnapped six years earlier? At the brutal murder scene, the police lead Laura into her husband's makeshift lab—and open the door to a rising tide of terror that has trapped Melanie in its midst...

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorThrillerPsychologicalRescue/escape/jeopardyHuman spirit/resilience/survivalTroubled leads

Subjects

Parental kidnappingPoltergeistsBrainwashingMurderHorror storiesHorror tales

Details

Author
Dean Koontz
Published
1985
Pages
441
Taste scores
How we score

How book matches work

Books are scored on the same ten characteristics as films and matched with the same formula and your own match bands. Book scores are estimates, made from Open Library subjects and descriptions plus an AI reading.

More books

Browse popular fiction and narrative non-fiction, with a match for your taste.

Browse Books