Pact: Beloved-Can

by William Schoell

He is Hell-Born... Fear of war gripped the heart of young naval recruit Steven Russell. It gnawed at his innards, screamed at him from every New York newspaper, blasted at him from the radio. Poet,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312911955
• ISBN13: 9780312911959
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Be Careful What You Wish For

When a yong man is forced to decide to join the Navy before the US involvement in World War II, it sets of a series of events that have dire consequences for the entire world. The young man is stationed on the USS Arizona when Pearl Harbor is attacked. But he made a deal with a demon to be protected and he calls in his chips at the last moment. At present day his unremarried widow is starting to have dreams about him. He seems to be in trouble. An occult investigator offers to help her out and the trail takes them to Hawaii to be closer to her husband's place of death. But once there they find out that nature is starting to go wild and bad things are happening all over the island. An occult practitioner joins the team and discovers how it all ties together and just what needs to be done to stop the rise of evil. A rather interesting take on a classic theme of the deal with the devil. The story is a little slow at first as we set up the two main protagonists. But once it gets going, all the stops are pulled and horror runs rampant throughout the story. While the main characters are trying to take care of business, we see scenes where others experience the rising horror directly. Although slow to start I found it rather enjoyable and especially likes the twist on demons and devils that was portrayed.

Very Good

William Schoell is a great (not very widely known horror author) and here's another example of his work. In 1930's a young man, right after he gets married, finds out that he will go to war. He makes a pact with a mighty demon to protect him from dying. The story then jumps 40 years later, when the wife of the young soldier keeps having dreams that he is alive and that something very evil is about to take place. She travels to Hawaii with a help of a friend and tries to find out what is happening and who is calling her there. Good, dark horror tale (original). If you like Mr. Schoell's other books, you will like this one.