#Night book movie review full#

Though outwardly successful and seemingly over his terrible earlier experiences, Richard experiences gaps in his memory, something which worries him considerably.Īn evening which begins in conviviality and general bonhomie takes a turn for the phantasmagorical, and Richard finds himself running from his life and the people he knew, who have turned murderous. He agrees to attend a class reunion, hoping to make amends for his unpleasant behaviour while at school, and to meet Karen again, for whom he still has feelings. In the second part of the book, Richard (now known as Richard Hansen, for reasons which will become clear) is 15 years older and the author of a successful teen horror novel, called, of course, The Night House.

#Night book movie review full#

Richard learns the full story of the diabolical Imu, and must rush to the rescue of the gravely imperilled Karen. Karen visits him, vowing to continue the search for the elusive Imu.Īn escape plan is hatched involving two other inmates. Richard is sent to Rorrim’s Correctional Facility for Young People. The reader is introduced to the concept of black or white word magic, an idea which plays an important role in the tale. Imu had been incarcerated in an institution, from which he had escaped in an inexplicable manner.

Only Karen, a popular girl at school who Richard fancies, is willing to believe him.īehind events lurks the mysterious and terrifying figure of Imu Jonasson, a local child who supposedly murdered his parents. The police, unsurprisingly, are reluctant to accept Richard’s explanation of events and he becomes further isolated and the object of much suspicion.