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Has It All

Revisado: 05-24-24

Very strong character development, good creep factor, and nail biting action scenes. No complaints, well worth the time invested.

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Creepy...Sent Chills Up My Spine

Revisado: 11-01-21

Originally I got this book because of the imaginative hook (a girl goes up a tree and never comes down again), but the story turned out to be so much more. I like books that really jack up the creep factor and the author did an amazing job! It's a rarity to find a book that can actually make a witch scary. So many witch stories are like Hocus Pocus, cute, made for children, but far from terrifying. This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars, honestly. A rare find.

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A Clever Concept, Very Unique Western

Revisado: 10-18-21

In a small valley people are dying from lightening strikes...and it seems to be deliberate. A witches curse? An angry God? No one knows, but the race is on to rescue the stranded frontier men, women and their families who are trapped.

This is a fun romp, with a few typical Old West characters (and non typical, hero is a woman) and the occasional humor. It was an intelligent work, really liked it. A one-of-a-kind Western for sure.

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A Deliciously Disturbingly Horror Story

Revisado: 04-29-21

A frightened child who has been traumatized, predatory clowns stalking him from the shadows...all written in a haunting prose that is rare among horror writers. What more could you possibly want? This is horror done right. You don't just read the story, you feel it, like the memory of a nightmare that refuses to dissipate in the light of day. The narrator, I would also like to note, does a great job casting the spell.

Highly recommend it.

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Satisfying Haunted House Novel

Revisado: 09-22-20

The book follows two stories in parallel, the father's version from his famous novel based on the family's experience twenty five years past and the grown up daughter trying to find the truth behind his book which she believes is a lie. The combination creates a fantastic balance. The father's story is creepy and the daughters keeps us grounded in a sensible reality. When the daughter starts to experience things we know something bigger is going on. I won't give away the ending except to say it was nothing I had expected and it also satisfied both the creepy and realistic views of the father and the daughter.

The two narrators did a great job, so glad they went with two, one a man for the father's version and a woman for the daughter's. Great job, hit the mark perfectly.

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There's something in the snow...

Revisado: 08-31-20

This book is excellent, exactly what I always look for but very hard to find - creepy and down right scary at times.

It starts off a little slow introducing the characters, but I'm really glad the author did this because we become fond of the guys in the story and more than that it puts you in a nice happy place, just before everything goes to hell.

This book is not predictable in the slightest. We have all sorts of horror elements coming together in a single situation. It was a delightful read and one I'll listen to again and again.

The narrator was also a perfect choice. Perfect delivery.

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Haunting Stories that Build

Revisado: 01-24-20

One of the most engaging collections that I've read for awhile. A group of friends sit around a bonfire in a contest of who has the scariest story. The stories start out mild then build and build to a climax I actually didn't see coming. Great fun. I've listened to this one more than once, it's always a blast.

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An Excellent Haunted House Book

Revisado: 01-17-20

I almost didn't buy this book because several people wrote that it was slow and boring. Then I remembered that many of the Haunted House books out there, although technically "exciting", have come off almost cartoonish with ghosts popping out at you right from the first chapter. I've disliked that trend because they have eliminated my favorite element in all Haunted House books: Suspense. This book does it right.

We start off with an almost Halloween night feel, the two friends searching the strange house and revisiting their love of horror movies. Like them, you start to have a good time, but slowly a dark foreboding slips into the night. Something is indeed happening in the house, yet at first it doesn't feel dangerous. In parallel, we learn the friendship has its own unspoken flaws, kept hidden from the reader. The unsettling elements slowly combine, building and building until the ending knocks you out of your chair.

I loved this book. I'll listen to it again.

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Original, Intelligent and Spooky Fun

Revisado: 01-11-20

This is probably the most unexpected book I've read lately and definitely one of the top ten best ones too. The most unexpected part was how the main character made me laugh several times out loud (heaven help me, I listened to this at work). Not that this was a "funny" book, but what she said was so darn on the nose it was hysterical. The main character was very likable and so was the dog. The overall feel of the book is spooky and the cause is completely unexpected. Very imaginative. And yes, thank you to the reviewer that told us the dog doesn't get hurt because I think this book would really resonate with dog owners and they should not avoid it out of fear for the dog. I almost didn't get it for that reason. So glad I took a chance on it.

Truly an unexpected gem in the haunted house genre

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The Suspense Builds and Builds...

Revisado: 01-08-20 El oyente recibió este título gratis

A lot of horror goes right for the jugular, but this book builds on the suspense until you're a bundle of nerves when it all goes to hell. This book hit the mark every way possible in my opinion. Excellent writing style, suspenseful, highly imaginative and the horror didn't pull any punches. I highly recommend this book.

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