Psycho Bob Reviews A Door Into Time by Shawn Inmon

Psycho Bob Says: Don’t Open Weird Doors… But Also Totally Do

Alright, listen up, because Psycho Bob has a question:

If you found a mysterious, hidden door behind your basement wall…with a warning…a creepy vibe...and absolutely NO explanation…would you:

A) Call a contractor

B) Call a priest

C) Seal it up and move to another state

D) Open it like a raccoon in a trash buffet

If you answered D, congratulations, you and Alex Hawk are now best friends.

The Setup: Bad Decisions, Great Story

So Alex Hawk, former Army Special Forces, tough guy, probably owns at least one flashlight that could signal aliens, is poking around his basement instead of doing normal human things like, I don’t know, attending his daughter’s birthday.

He finds a hidden door. There’s a warning. He opens it anyway.

Psycho Bob says: This is why we can’t have nice things.

Surprise! It’s Not Sci-Fi… It’s “Oh No, Spears”

You think you’re getting some slick, shiny, time-travel adventure, right? NOPE. Alex walks through that door and lands in a future that looks like it lost a fight with the Stone Age. We’re talking:

• Tribes

• Rules like “technology equals bad”

• Creatures that definitely skipped anger management class

Psycho Bob Says: It’s like someone took Mad Max, removed the cars, and said, “What if we made this worse?” And honestly? It works.

What Psycho Bob Likes (And He Likes VERY FEW Things)

• The world-building: This future is rough, gritty, and feels like it could stab you in the ribs and take your lunch money.

• The survival vibes: No overthinking time paradoxes—just “run, fight, adapt, repeat.”

• Alex himself: Dude goes from “confused dad with poor decision-making skills” to “okay, maybe this guy can survive a Tuesday.”

You don’t read this book to ponder the mysteries of time. You read it because you want to see what tries to eat Alex next.

What Makes Psycho Bob Squint Suspiciously

Now hold on, don’t go installing mystery doors just yet.

• Alex’s early choices? Questionable. Like, “sir, are you okay?” levels of questionable.

• The emotional side? His daughter kind of fades into the background like a sock in the dryer.

• The door itself? Yeah… don’t expect a user manual.

Psycho Bob Says" this ain’t hard sci-fi.This is “shrug, step through, hope for the best” sci-fi.

The Big Truth: This Is a ‘To Be Continued…’

You know that feeling when a story is just getting good and then suddenly, BOOM! end credits? Yeah. That. This is book one. It’s setting the stage, sharpening the spears, and basically saying: “Stick around, things are about to get wild.”

Psycho Bob’s Final Thoughts

Would Psycho Bob open the door? Absolutely. Would Psycho Bob regret it? Also absolutely.

Would Psycho Bob read the next book? …yeah, probably while yelling at the characters. Psycho Bob and I enjoyed it so much, we tried the next book in the series, Lost in Kragdon-ah: An Alex Hawk Time Travel Adventure. There are nine books in this series and we have read them all. The second book, is our favorite of the bunch. This is one of my favorite book series. It reminds me of the old school adventure novels of Jules Verne, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Edgar Rice Burroughs.

One Critique from Shakin Shaner

Being a veteran,myself, it is obvious that the author is not. I am not talking about any technical aspects of the military or weapons. I am speaking to how Alex Hawk would have made more references to specific times and events from his military service through out the entire series, as this is his only real point of comparison.

Rating

Psycho Bob and I give it 3.5 out of 5 slightly suspicous doorways. Early on in the book, we were prepared to quit it all together. It’s messy. It’s intense. It occasionally makes you question everyone’s life choices. But it’s also a fun, gritty ride through a future that forgot how to future. Psycho Bob Says: If you find a weird door in your basement……at least bring snacks before you open it.

Where can you find it?

First place to check would be your local library, if its not there, you can purchase it on Amazon. Since my heart attacks and strokes, reading can be a bit more difficult and I listened to this on Audible.

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