The Devil's in the Next Room by John Durgin

 

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Four "Creepy Cult" Stars

What Has Invaded the Davidson Farm? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Two brothers, Brian and Bo Davidson live together as Brian looks out for Bo as he had a head injury when he was a kid so Brian keeps close tabs on Bo.  When odd things begin happening on the outskirts of their farm and around the small town with dead bodies they worry that something is coming. The bodies are not just dead but they are unrecognizable and twisted which has everyone concerned of why the people have died. 

Though Brian thinks he might know what is happening as he remembers something from the past that his dad had been involved in and now he wonders if the sins of the past have stepped into the present!

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book has the creepiest cover which drew me right into the book though the story was a little bit of slow burn for me in the beginning as I was trying to figure out what was going on but the author, John Durgin goes back and forth throughout the book with two separate timelines. 

There is a timeline back to the past which tells the story of the characters father and what he became involved in - then it skips forward to the present of what the brothers are having to go through along with what is happening in their small town. 

Eventually I was able to figure out how everything connected but it took me a little bit to connect the dots and then it was like a door opened for I could see what horrors laid within this story as there is a cult involved but I didn't find that out till half through the book. The author talks about the cult early on but I didn't realize that it was actually a cult till about the 40% to 50% mark. It was just chock full of mystery and creepiness throughout most of the book. All in all it was a great spooky story that kept my attention. 

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Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi

 

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Five "Devilish Danger" Stars

What Lies Within the Walls of the Orphanage?

A small taste of what lies within:

Peter Barlow has been at St. Vincent's Orphanage for a long time along with some other boys. Priest Poole and a handful of priests run the orphanage with an iron fist as they try to keep the boys in line but things go awry one night when the Sheriff from the local town comes calling as he has with him a man that is very sick and in need of the services by the priests. 

Little do they all know that they have just opened the door to evil as the man that is sick is not just ill but has something wrong with him and when he enters the orphanage all hell will literally break loose within the walls of the orphanage! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This was my first time reading this author and it won't be my last.  The story moves along at a good pace but really kicks in after the 50% mark. I really liked all the characters in this one though a couple of the priests were mean to the boys and things happen within the story that make you not care what happens to the priests but the story really goes into overdrive not too long after the sick man character comes to the door - once that happens the book slowly builds up speed. 

The author does go into some details with a couple of the boys making you care for more for them and the supporting characters in the book. I literally read the last 30% of the book within a couple of hours as the story escalated around the 70% mark and I had a hard time putting it down! 

Looking forward to reading more books by this author to see what else he has out there that will grab my attention! 

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The Children God Forgot (Patel & Pardoe #2) by Graham Masterton

 

Five "Supernatural Suspense" Stars

What Lies Beneath the London Streets?

A small taste of what lies within:

Jerry Pardoe & Jamila Patel are back in this second installment as they are called to help investigate some unusual activity down deep in the sewers that leads to strange creatures and a possible wicked witch. But there are also babies being born that are deformed which Patel and Pardoe have to figure out how everything is tied together with what is taking place in the sewers! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This story was a grabber right from the beginning for me as things in the story happen right away. The pacing was fast as I became more involved in the story as there were two stories to follow within the book - the sewer story and the deformed babies story. I was trying to piece together a puzzle of how they were going to be connected and that mystery is solved after the 50% mark of the book! 

This series of Patel and Pardoe are stand alone books as there are no cliff hangers where the readers would need to jump right into the next book however something might pop up regarding the two sleuths so I have decided to read the books in order. Looking forward to the third book in the series to see what Patel and Pardoe have to deal with next time! 

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I Have A Secret (Sloane Monroe #3) by Cheryl Bradshaw

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Five "Killer Thriller" Stars

Who is the Murderer? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Sloane Monroe returns to her home of Tehachapi, California as a murder has happened that involves one of her old high school classmates (Doug). The suspects within the town are numerous and Sloan will need to dig deep into the heart of the town to find out who and why Doug was murdered! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This is the third book in the series of Sloane Monroe and these books can kind of be read as stand alone as they don't end in cliff hangers where you would need to read the next book in the series however saying that sometimes it is better to read them in order as something might pop up regarding the character Sloane from maybe a previous book. 

This book had tons of suspects as the author kept everything well hidden till the very end of the book. I literally could not figure out who the killer was as it could have been any of the characters that were involved. 

The pace of the story was a little slow in the beginning but that was because of world building but once I made it past the 45% mark the story kicked up a notch and then after the 60% mark I was on a roll as the story just exploded with suspense and tension. By that time I was on the edge of my seat and stayed awake till early morning hours a couple or so nights. All in all a great book in this series and looking forward to reading the next book in this series. 

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All the Fiends of Hell by Adam L.G. Nevill

 

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Four "Twisted Terror Invasion" Stars

Be Watchful of the Skies!

A small taste of what lies within:

Karl has been sick and under the weather but he wakes up to the sound of bells ringing wondering what is going on causing him to glance out the window seeing people being taken into a blood red sky. Though Karl gets a rude awakening when he ventures out later in the morning into his neighborhood and finds out that his neighbors are missing which sends him into a horror filled panic as now he wonders what did he see during the night - was it real or was it a dream? 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This was a different kind of book for author, Adam Nevill as he strayed away from his normal routine with folklore stories - he decided to step into aliens and an earth invasion instead.  This is my fifth book by this author and as usual the author goes into descriptive details of everything taking place and what the character Karl has to endure in the invasion. 

There was tons of tension and suspense in this story which kept my insomnia fueled a couple or so nights as the pace of what was happening kept me wanting to find out what was going to happen next! Another great book by this author and looking forward to what Nevill has in store for us readers in the future! 

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Blood, Death, and Fears: The Haunting of Old South Pittsburg Hospital by Richard Estep

 

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Four "Boo Spooky" Stars

Creepy Vibes! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Paranormal Investigator and author of this book, Richard Estep and his paranormal crew explore and interact with spirits from a closed down and abandoned hospital called "Old South Pittsburg Hospital" (OSPH for short and located in Tennessee) as they wanted to find out for themselves if spirits and bad energies were trapped inside the hospital.  

Thoughts:

This book goes deep into details of the old hospital as the author and investigator, Richard Estep interviews staff from when the hospital was active and when it was starting to go downhill as Estep wanted to know what caused the hospital to be considered haunted. Estep also does quite a bit of debunking which means he makes sure that the rumors he has heard about the place are in fact rumors or if the rumors are true.  

The writing style of this author just flows along as he tells the experiences of what others have gone through and then the story kicks up a notch when Estep and his team set out to investigate the hospital. The first 30% or so of the book is mostly interviews with staff that once worked there then the last part of the book is all about Estep and his crew with their experiences of their paranormal investigation. This is my second book that I have read by Estep and look forward to reading more of his true paranormal accounts of haunted locations. 

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House of Decay by Boris Bacic

 

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Four "Gore Terror" Stars

Do Not Explore Abandoned Homes! 

A small taste of what lies within:

High school friends, Tyler, Caleb, and Quinn will be heading off to college so they decide to do one last road trip adventure together. The friends go down a lonesome dirt road just to see where it takes them and they find an old house that looks to be abandoned.  

Tyler and Quinn dare Caleb to go inside the house and explore but when Caleb enters the home without returning Tyler and Quinn get worried so they enter the house as well to look for Caleb. 

The friends find more than they bargained for inside the house as someone is home and they are not happy that three teenagers have entered their domain! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book starts off with a bang and then continues at that speed throughout the entire book as when the teenage characters enter the house the author ratchets up the terror! The book has tons of extreme situations within the story and the book goes into gore overdrive as the author keeps kicking it up a notch! 

This was my second book by this author and I really like his writing style as he pulls me into the story quick and keeps me there for the duration of the book. Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future!

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