Publisher's Synopsis
It feeds on horror and FEAR! Quarry, MA is a quiet little town...until THE MONSTER arrives. It starts with a lonely teenager who sets in motion a reign of horror that will make this small town in New England, go stark...raving...mad! One by one every person in Quarry will succumb to FEAR! Only Denny Sayer, a hard-nosed kid with a special gift, and Pat Knight, a woman who's seen too much horror in her life, can save the town, and the world, from EVIL itself. Thirty years ago this Halloween the novel that launched the writing career of R. Patrick Gates was published by New American Library. Publisher's Weekly said of FEAR that, "Gates writes with such all-stops-out intensity that even Stephen King's faithful followers will admit the presence of an heir to the throne."YOU HAVE EVERYTHING TO FEAR FROM FEAR ITSELF! AND THE CRITICS... "If you haven't gotten around to R. Patrick Gates, it's time. Give Gates the remote and you won't be tempted to change the channel." -Fangoria "Gates will keep you on the edge of your seat." -Rave Reviews"Gates is a writer to be reckoned with. (He) spits in the face of convention and goes straight for the throat." -Afraid Magazine"A true master of fright. Terrifying." - The Boston Globe
