''Dark Twilight'' (re-released in 2001 by
Hardscrabble Books under its original title of ''Lake Monsters'') is a 1991
horror novel by author
Joseph Citro.
It tells the story of a writer-turned-paranormal investigator who has set out to examine the legendary
lake monster
A lake monster is a lake-dwelling entity in folklore. The most famous example is the Loch Ness Monster. Depictions of lake monsters are often similar to those of sea monsters.
In the ''Motif-Index of Folk-Literature'', entities classified as "lak ...
of
Lake Champlain.
This was the first novel Citro wrote, but was not published until his later novels proved to be successful. In the afterword section of the Harscrabble re-release, Citro describes the book as being less refined and cruder than his subsequent works, but sees it as the genesis of his other novels. Like all of his works, ''Dark Twilight'' is heavily influenced by
Vermont folklore, and also by the works of
H.P. Lovecraft. The main character is at least partially modeled after Citro himself.
Notes
1991 American novels
American horror novels
Novels set in Vermont
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