Name: Demon King
ISBN: 9780999079522

Erik Henry Vick

When children disappear from the bucolic town of Oneka Falls, NY, the residents have no idea what they are in for. Thirty years later, the survivors must return to Oneka Falls, but is it to finish the fight or return to their torment?

Demon King

Sade A

"If you're a Stephen King fan, you may have noticed an Easter egg or two. I hope you enjoyed them.
- Author's Note

If you've read It then you'll recognise loads of what the author calls Easter eggs. I just call it reading the same thing but with different characters written by a different author. 
Paying homage to a great work (and IT is that, even though i don't particularly love it) in my opinion does not have to be so brazen and even when it's done why not incorporate it in a way that actually works for you? 
There were of course certain aspects from the IT parallel that worked for this book but ultimately it came off looking way too similar in some aspects and less of an Easter egg and more of a "are you trying to re-write IT?" 
It's a thin line, paying homage. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just comes off more as a copy.

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Ultimately what killed this book for me wasn't even the whole Stephen King Easter egg but the plot.
It just disintegrated. It basically unraveled into chaos. 
 
💬From the supernatural powers the characters apparently get 
💬To why exactly the demons wanted the children 
💬To how easy everything got so wrapped up
💬To why couldn't demons that have been around since heaven knows when camouflage themselves properly?
💬Why were certain adults able to see them for no reason at all but others couldn't?
💬What exactly really was the plan??


  Sadly, this book couldn't go the distance. Props for effort and Easter eggs though.

Demon King

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