![]() After their parents die unexpectedly, the young adult kids decide to move PIN into the main house where everything seems perfect until Ursula lands herself a boyfriend, threatening the trio’s dynamic. When he’s off-duty, PIN communicates with the kids while also serving as their sex toy when they get older and start experiencing what their father refers to as, the Need. PIN’s purpose is to teach patients about their bodies and bodily functions. Among his office trappings is a translucent, anatomically correct male mannequin, affectionately referred to as PIN. He practices medicine in an office adjacent to the family home and the kids often watch him work which, in itself, seems weird. Leon and Ursula grow up in a privileged household headed by their emotionally unavailable father who’s also the community physician. Consequently, PIN is more sophisticated than many in its genre. Despite featuring many of the fantastical elements of your typical ‘80s horror paperback, there are interesting psychological twists as well. My latest choice, PIN by Andrew Neiderman (1981), proved a pleasant surprise. Lately, I’ve had more success with modern novels while peppering a few old pulpy Paperbacks from Hell in-between. ![]() ![]() ![]() I plowed through as many as I could last year before landing myself in a reading rut fatigued from an overdose of absurd plotlines and bad writing. Most of the vintage horror paperbacks in my collection are a lot more fun to look at than they are to read. ![]()
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