The Eyes of Darkness

#98 in Horror

The Eyes of Darkness

Dean Koontz

First published 1981Original language EN

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 10203 ratingsConfidence 57%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#98 of 200 in Horror ahead of 51% of the category
341
Pages
about 6 h
Reading time

Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.

About the book

The Eyes of Darkness is a thriller novel by American writer Dean Koontz, released in 1981. The book focuses on a mother who sets out on a quest to find out if her son indeed died one year ago, or if he's still alive.

Description: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0

Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.6 across 203 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library7.7168 83%
Hardcover6.935 17%

Reader voices

The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).

  • “This was my first Dean Koontz book and I was intrigued but not completely satisfied. The beginning of the story was very drawn out and very descriptive. Then the story was rushed as it met the climax and left me wanting more. I gave the…”

    ★ 3/5ReyTru_bibliophile on Hardcover

  • “it's okay just okay The Eyes of Darkness is a thriller novel by American writer Dean Koontz, released in 1981. The book focuses on a mother who sets out on a quest to find out if her son indeed died one year ago, or if…”

    ★ 2/5Quazimodospet on Hardcover

Frequently asked

How long is The Eyes of Darkness?

It has 341 pages — shorter than 88% of the ranked books in Horror.

If you liked this

Same shelf — Horror — with scores between 7.3 and 7.7, closest to this book.