This was my first (and as of yet, only) Koontz book, and it was translated to Swedish. Still, I think the translator captured much of the original writing, since this book was really good. Personally I like the fear of the unknown that is something essential in all good horror books. That's also why I like the first part of this book so much; you simply don't know what the hell those silver eyes are (and you don't really want to find out), which makes it just more mysterious and scary. Then, when the "good" voodoo mage tells the hero (why are there always standard, "trademark" heroes? Can't normal people get involved in this kind of stuff?) just about everything we didn't know (and just liked not knowing), it kind of spoils the fun a bit. Or, actually, quite a big bit. The ending was if not a disappointment at least not as good as the first part of the book. It just became too exaggerated. Personally I don't find gory, slimy Heads of Evil especially terrifying; it's the sneaking shadows that scares me. I have the feeling that if Dean R. Koontz had 1) skipped telling the reader exactly what the Hero and the Heroess are up against 2) made a better ending (not as exaggerated as it was) this would have been a match to Stephen King's It (the best horror book I've ever read). Another thing I like with this book is that it's not some kind of freak experiment or mutation; this really IS supernatural, evil, demonic. Some people find that it's too unbelievable to be good, but I disagree. Fear of the unknown and supernatural is something every good horror author should utilize, since it makes great books.