House of Illusions

by Ruby Jean Jensen

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821723243
• ISBN13: 9780821723241
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Well Told Chiller

Ruby is one of my all time favorite authors. In my opinion she is far better than Mr. King himself. This book is not long, under 400 pages, but tells a grim story of a traveling carnival and its deeply dark House of Illusions attraction. Ms. Jensen does a wonderful job of drawing in her readers within the first ten pages of her book, as she does with most of her stories. I really enjoyed this one, true horror fans will as well. Read up! You won't be disappointed!

This is where it all started.

This is what started it all, my infatuation with Ms. Jensen's books. I bought this 384 paged book at a used book store, not expecting much from it. I automatically assumed that it was another piece of "fluffy" summer reading. What I got instead ws a fantastic horror novel, filled with really creapy images! This was one of those rare books that actually had me too freaked-out to turn to the next page!The story centers around two sisters, Jodi and Amy, whos mother sends them to live with her ex-husband for the summer. The two sisters arrive at the airport with mixed feelings about meeting their dad whom they've never seen before. Little did they know that they would be spending their summer with a traveling carnival! Yes, their father decided to join a carnival. At first, the carnival seemed friendly. A place filled with interesting charactors and fun rides. Especially the House of Mirrors, the sideshow attraction that holds more than what you see on the surface. Then the first body is found, crumpled into an unrecognizable mass of blood and bones. Then the truth behind the House of Mirrors is untangled. A truth filled with grotesque clowns and an evil magician who wants more than to hear children scream in his House of Illusions where nothing is as it seems...This book was almost impossible to put down! It had me staying up late into the night, too scared to turn the page and too glued to stop. What I like most about this book is that it doesn't have a huge "Stephen King ending" where everything is put into a final statement. This book makes you think. This was refreshing. The only problem I had with the book was some of the diologue. Some of it was very unrealistic and melodramatic. I couldn't picture real human beings using the same phrases that some of the charactors used. But oh-well, this can be forgiven. The rest of the book was great!On the surface, this book might seem a little cheesy, but if you keep reading, you'll find that it's a fast pace horror novel filled with killer clowns, gruesome murders and some very creepy moments!

Excellent!!

This book was one of the best horror books I've ever read. I couldn't stop reading it and I am reading it for the second time!!

House of Illusions

Traveling carnival, kids of worker show up unexpectantly,mysterious clowns, curiosity, secrets, and THE HOUSE OF ILLUSIONS (let us not forget that!). Strange, very strange happenings in this house of mirrorswith it's disappearing staircase. Can the kids solve the mystery? Or are they just in dangerof their lives? They are very afraid and SO WAS I!I owned and loaned two books with this title, although they are usually very hard to find. I want to read it for the 4th time, but each copy I loaned out, I never got back. It must have been passed on and on.

Clowns friends or foes?

If you live in a trailer park, you may never go outside at night, or leave your blinds up at night again! Or, if you visit a carnival, you may never go in a spook house again, or look at a clown the same way again! This story was excellent! I could not put it down! The main characters which are two little girls grab your attention and don't let go! This book is really creepy! I think that this is one of the scariest book that I have ever read. This book was actually scary! It takes a lot to scare me and this was one of the books that you think about late at night while you are in bed. One of the main characters India, is disturbing and creepy! Believe me, you won't look at clown dolls the same again! This book has both mystery and horror! Even though it is bascially about kids, this story is intersting even for adults! This is not a kids book, it is a twelve to adult book. Do your self a favor and get this book today!