Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on vintage horror books I've read. Let's look at The Howling from 1977! I won't be comparing the book to the movie, but I will say I wish I had read the book before seeing the movie. They are both equally as good in my eyes, and the movie was pretty close to the book. One of the biggest themes in the book is isolation. The town of Drago is secluded and that amplifies the feeling of alienation the Karyn feels whil

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on vintage horror books I've enjoyed. Let's look at The Sentinel from 1974! I really loved this book. It had all the elements of a good horror novel. I've never been a city girl, and this book made me wonder why anyone would want to live in NYC. There is so much going on with the story. Allison's past with her father, leading to terrible nightmares. Her attempt at suicide. Her boyfriend being a suspect in his wif

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on vintage horror books I've enjoyed. Let's look at Worms from 1979! Not sure why I wanted to read this book, worms creep me out. But, the worm action didn't come until the last 70 pages or so. Several murders, a nuclear power plant and lug worms taking over a small Norfolk village this was a good combination of horror and thriller. I will say the author was able to tell a story that really didn't have a defined

Welcome to Latham's Last Words, where I give you my last words on vintage horror books I've enjoyed. Let's look at The The Exorcist from 1971. Going into this book after having grown up watching the movie I had some preconceived notions on what to expect. I thought for sure since the book and the movie both came out in the 70's they had to be pretty close to the same. I did find the book pretty similar to the movie, but there were some major differences. The first thing I'll