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The Funhouse

  • 1980 first published
  • 314 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (9 ratings)
  • 24 editions

The Funhouse is a 1980 horror and circus fiction novel by Dean Koontz. The story is set in United States. Key subjects include family, carnivals, serial murderers and brothers and sisters.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 9 ratings, and 65 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions across 7 languages.

At about 314 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

About The Funhouse

Years after leaving the carnival, her hated first husband, and the child she could never love, Ellen has a new life, a new husband, and two beautiful children, but now the carnival is coming back to town, and Ellen is going to have to pay for her sins.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Family
  • Carnivals
  • Serial murderers
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Horror
  • Family life
  • Suspense
  • Mother and child
  • Mystery & detective

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Funhouse?

The Funhouse was written by Dean Koontz and first published in 1980.

What genre is The Funhouse?

It is usually shelved as Horror and Circus & Carnival.

How long is The Funhouse?

The median edition has 314 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Funhouse?

Readers who like it often enjoy The United States in Literature [with three long stories] -- Seventh Edition, Seeds of Yesterday and 40 Short Stories -- Sixth Edition.

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