A Paperback form Hell! The Tulpa by J.N. Williamson

Publisher Horwitz
Length 238 pages
Format paperbackPublished 1981

Series Standalone
My Copy I bought it

My Review

I was pleasantly surprised by this book. Not only did the narrative, particularly early in the novel, bear resemblance to Stephen King but the story itself was interesting and pulled me down that dank, dark place of a horror rabbit hole.  

The Tulpa is a creature materialized  from the mind. In this case, a large clay-like brute in human form is the product of a dying man who prophesizes disaster when experiencing a medial episode which renders him inert in a trance-like state. The creature’s purpose seems only to kill, and kill in the most violent way possible.

Luckily, the dying man’s family has the smarts to recognize what’s happening and the conviction to put an end to it.

My rating: 3/5 stars. Despite a solid premise the story lost its way a little towards the later stages of the novel and could’ve done with editing out a couple of chapters but overall The Tulpa is still worth a look if 80’s horror is your thing.