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"I had a very, very good experience with a Steven King novel some years ago.”

I too used to love King's novels..until I noticed his obvious hatred of normal Americans and hatred of Christians in general(Particularly Methodists which I found odd because in the South they are considered mild and unoffensive)It's usually Baptists with a strong Southern drawl the media uses as an evil "Christian"(although Catholic priests are getting it in the neck lately)

I read your endorsement of Peretti's "This Present Darkness"and looked it up and found Wikipedia's description very intriguing

"Demons, as well, are depicted as being ink-like shadows in the darkness, flowing from shadow to shadow, until the time comes when they truly reveal themselves as monstrous beasts with bat-wings and armor.”

As a farm boy who loved horror comics, I used to play in the fields and barnyards on dark summer night with my cousins and friends. It was as bright as an overcast day when the moon was at it's zenith("super moon?") But the shadows it cast were as black as...well.. Hell. As we past the shadows I always kept an eye peeled for a pair of "staring red eyes" and the snap of a twig. If either was noticed I was ready to run like the Hounds of Hell were chasing me and I wouldn't be safe until I reached the warm glow of the porch light or the security light of the garage in the barnyard. Even then I would peer back into the darkness to see if the glowing reds eyes were staring back at me.

So being tired of King's rants and his repetitive writing I've been on the prowl for a good horror writer.

One question though. Is Peretti heavy on the Christian theme. By this I mean I don't want to have a sermon disguised as a novel. I don't mind Biblical sound tidbits sprinkled here and there but like King's hatred of Christians, I don't want to be lectured to either. I just want to be entertained for a few hours and love a good scare. Demons with their wickedness scare the $&$#^ outta me

Thank you(long read for FR)