The characters were really vested in the importance of the 'Offspring' but just didn't feel realistically plausible to me. Not unreadable, but just not worth the effort.ДЇor the most part the book was Okay. Who вЂ¦ and IвЂ™ll just spoil this for you вЂ¦ because you really donвЂ™t need to read this one вЂ¦ dispatch the titular creature by poking a hole in his/her oxygen tent.ДЇinal Verdict: A skip even for diehard fans of B-grade horror (and below). AndrewsвЂ™ Flowers in the Attic - but Williamson plays the whole tale with a dead faced seriousness, eschewing scares for some heavy handed pseudo-science that make it a real chore to get to the climatic end: grandkids verses monster! Maybe if the story had been played for sheer shlock this might have worked вЂ“ an over-the-top cross between Basket Case and V.C. The plot is a mess of elements that never actually come together, and while big ideas are discussed, the setting is a small-scale haunted house story, dully paced with adult characters as dimwitted as busted light bulbs. WilliamsonвЂ™s The Offspring, an ambitious ex-Senator uncovers an ancient mummy вЂ¦ so far so good вЂ¦ that is pregnant вЂ¦ uh, okay вЂ¦ with a still living fetus вЂ¦ say what? вЂ¦ that the Senator promptly adopts and takes home вЂ¦ because itвЂ™s been irradiated by вЂstarвЂ™ energy that seems responsible for triggering the start of Sumerian civilization? вЂ¦ and the baby grows into a corpulent, telepathic, cannibalistic, pedophilic, hermaphrodite вЂ¦ so some really bad parenting there вЂ¦ that the Senator plans to use to rule the world.Д®nter Eric (twelve!) and Peg (nine!), the crafty SenatorвЂ™s grandkids, who in between trips to the library must uncover the secret of вЂthe thing in the locked bedroomвЂ™! Should have kept the sarcophagus closed вЂ¦ WilliamsonвЂ™s The Offspring, an ambitious ex-Senator uncovers an ancient mummy вЂ¦ so far so good вЂ¦ that is pregnant вЂ¦ uh, okay вЂ¦ with a still living fetus вЂ¦ say what? вЂ¦ that the Senator promptly adopts and takes home вЂ¦ because itвЂ™s been irradiated by вЂstarвЂ™ energy that seems responsible for triggering the start of Sumerian civilization? вЂ¦ and the baby grows into a corpulent, telepathic, cannibalistic, pedophilic, hermaphrodite вЂ¦ so some reall TWITTER - have kept the sarcophagus closed вЂ¦ So. You can also follow my reviews at the following links: In The Offspring, it seemed he had some good ideas that attemtped to grown, but, alas, never bore fruit. Its really too bad because Williamson's storytelling has always been his biggest strength. Unfortunately, the ending raises more questions than it answers and ends up being a muddled mess that doesn't make much sense. The Offspring is a shadowy offering with an interesting premise and lots of Gothic atmosphere that slowly builds to what we think is going to be a big payday of an ending. The two children try to piece together what is going on before they become the next victims. Tension slowly builds as anyone that questions Lynn's existance meet an untimely death or disappearance.

Eric and Peg have never seen Lynn and their dominating grandfather demands absolute quiet and solitude as he 'tudors' the young genius Lynn. Lynn is an unseen 'sibling' that their grandfather rescued from the middle east to raise in their home.

Their mysteriously ill mother also lives there where she is rarely seen and holes up in her room. Tension slowly builds as a Eric and Peg live with their ex-senator grandfather in a large, old house in an Indianapolis neighborhood. Eric and Peg live with their ex-senator grandfather in a large, old house in an Indianapolis neighborhood.

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