Brother Sister Madness Sin, Now the Terror will begin!
I started reading the book Pin, not having realized it was the basis for the 1988 horror movie of the same name. Rating along horror lite, this juvenile addition to the horror genre was enjoyable, but purposefully wooden. Andrew Neiderman‘s Pin follows early post highschool adulthood of brother sister combo Ursula and Leon. Leon is obsessed with a clear plastic skinned medical dummy named Pin that his physician father owned. After his parents deaths, Leon’s attachment to the dummy and detatchment from reality increase as he gives it voice, a seat at dinner, and actively communicates with it as if it were a father or mentor. This book follows Leon as his mental state continues to decline. The 276 page book is a little difficult to read, but not because the characters mimic the physicality of the title object, more due to the sexuality. Ursula and Leon being orphaned at early teen age were left to figure out the human ‘Need’ for sexual contact. While no incest occurs in t...