Review: the hidden horror
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 17, 2012
Stewart Fanshawe is a peeping tom.  He is addicted to it.  He heads to Haver-Towne, New Hampshire where he discovers a new addiction, the occult.Fanshawe is dealt with in an almost sympathetic way throughout most of this book.  He is trying so hard not to be a pervert.  He wants to be normal.  He is excited about dating Abbie Baxter, a normal woman for a normal man.  Then he discovers the Witch-Water Looking Glass made by the warlock, Jacob Wraxall.  Fanshawe now has a new obsession.  When he finds the Witch-Water in his pocket and discovers that it allows him to see the world in the past, he gains a new addiction, the occult.Spoilers****It is amazing how the author makes you see this character in a good light.  I was actually rooting for Fanshawe to overcome his addiction.  Up until the end, you are hoping that he will do the right thing, and somehow, you feel betrayed when he doesn't.  The writing is on the wall, but he seemed like someone who was earnest in his attempt to be a better person.The true horror did not come from the obvious atrocities that occurred with Evanore and Jacob Wraxall, but the less obvious metamorphosis of the character of Fanshawe, who went from being a flawed human being to an evil, demonic being.  It was the secret hidden in the book, and it was why so much time was spent on Fanshawe.Spoilers Over****Open your eyes and you will see the true horror.