Suburban Hell by Maureen Kilmer

 

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Five "Dreadful Demon" Stars

What Darkness Lies in a Chicago Suburb? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Four friends (Amy, Jess, Melissa & Liz) all live in a Chicago suburb and they are all tight knit friends. Their children play together and go to school together. The suburb where they live is just perfect for them as it seems so peaceful.  The four friends decide they want some kind of club house for themselves where their husbands and children will not be around so they decide to have a She Shed built in Liz's backyard. 

However before things can get off the ground with building the shed the friends decide to christen the area with wine for their upcoming personal club house but things go awry after the christening as a wind blows up and the area where the shed is supposed to go just feels off for some reason. 

Not too long after their christening Liz starts behaving oddly and she doesn't seem herself. When the friends try to find out what is going on they realize that Liz has become something else entirely as it seems that an evil presence has invaded their friend! 

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 my first time reading this author and this is the author's debut book too.  This book just kept me glued to my kindle as once the friends christen the area where the She Shed will go things turn dark quickly and the story takes off into the unknown! I was captivated by the speed at how quick the book took off as I just could not put it down! 

I literally read this book within 48 hours as I just could not break away from the storyline. The story has some humor and dark humor wrapped within its pages but it also has a story of friendship and what friends will do when they are faced with something beyond their control. It shows what true friends will do for each other and how they go about to make sure their friendship will endure.  

The story also had some "creep me out" moments too along with some horror action and suspense. The story is heavily laced with the occult and demonic activity but the author wrote it in a way that you do not need to leave the lights on with this book. The author wrote the story in a mild mannered way which there is evil involved but nothing to scare the pants off of you! :) 

Looking forward to reading more books by this author as I see she has a couple more out there to read. 

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Sleep Savannah Sleep by Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Supernatural Suspense" Stars

What Secrets Lie Within Shadow Springs? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Jason Crandall along with his son and daughter have settled down in the town of Shadow Springs as they all come to terms with the loss of Jason's wife. They move into an old mansion as Jason is a massage therapist and he wants to set up shop in the mansion. 

When Jason is introduced to Savannah Sturgess is when things start to slowly go awry as Savannah has a lot of the men in town chasing after her but when she ends up missing is when things take a bad turn and Jason finds himself in the middle of her disappearance! 

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 is what I would consider a supernatural suspense mystery that starts out a little slow which was due to background world building. As the story slowly moves along I found myself caught up in a supernatural mystery as the story has quite a bit of supernatural content as I moved through the story. 

Around the 40% mark the book picks up speed and I found myself staying up half the night one evening to the early morning hours as I became tangled up in the story and could not put the book down! 

The suspense of the story kept me guessing as once the character, Savannah Sturgess disappears the book goes into complete overdrive with many questions that need to be answered. All the questions are answered at the end of the book and I was floored to learn the answers! 

This book kept me guessing to the very end and I enjoyed this book so much. The author, Alistair Cross keeps the book flowing along with lots of surprises, twists and turns throughout the story. I have read books before by this author and have loved every one. Looking forward to reading whatever else he has coming down the pike! 

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The Exorcist Code 3: Apocalypse (The Exorcist Code #3) by William Massa

 

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Five "Demonic Terror Technology" Stars

Demon in the Data? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Father Callum is back with a new mission and this time he is reunited with Michael from the first book. Except Michael is little different this time around but he is there to help Father Callum stop an evil force that has become a demonic super data computer. 

This time around the duo will have to use their wits along with Michael's computer technology to beat the demon that has become embedded in the data computer. Do they win or lose this fight? 

No spoilers here as you will need to read the book to find out what happens! 

Thoughts:

This story took off once again as this book threw me right back into the melee with Father Callum. I was happy that Michael had returned and once again he was a great help to Father Callum.  

The pace was fast as usual and kept me wrapped within the story as it moves along at a great speed! There was no slowing down with this book as the story escalated the more I became involved with the story. The last 40% the story goes into overdrive and kept me moving at the speed of light! 

Looking forward to reading book four and the final book in this series to see what happens next for Father Callum and Michael! 

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Corona by David Kempf

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Four "Typewriter Terror" Stars

What Would You Do with a Haunted Typewriter?

A small taste of what lies within:

A man buys an antique typewriter not realizing that it is haunted until it starts to type out instructions of things to do that the man would normally not do!

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste as this book was super short at 14 kindle pages! 

Thoughts:

This was a creepy short story that kept me glued to my kindle! I will say this I will not look at an old typewriter the same again as I have seen some in thrift stores! 

I guess I have never thought about it but even an old typewriter could be haunted. You just never know who or what owned it in its machinery lifetime. :) 

As always I love these short stories by author, David Kempf as the stories will make me think about whatever the story is about. Just like that where I said I have seen typewriters in different thrift stores before but what secrets do they hide. Could a typewriter be haunted? You just never know in real life but in this story this one is haunted and it has its own secrets that are revealed by reading the story. 

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The Myrtles Plantation: The True Story of America's Most Haunted House by Frances Kermeen

 

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Four "Spooky Suspenseful" Stars

I am not doing my traditional small taste as I am just going to give out thoughts.

Thoughts:

The author of this book, Frances Kermeen bought the Myrtles Plantation back in the 1980s as her and her husband were hoping to restore the plantation and turn it into a bed and breakfast. The author didn't believe in ghosts and/or hauntings but she soon learned from local townspeople and helpers at the plantation that there were hauntings on the grounds. 

The author endured quite a bit with the haunting happenings on the plantation with footsteps, voices, apparition sightings, etc. throughout her time that she stayed there. 

I really didn't find the book scary but I did find it mysterious. Also the author gives some historical history about the house as well which kept me intrigued and in a state of suspense as I was wondering what she would be enduring next. 

I will say there are quite a few up and down reviews for this book but I really enjoyed it and I felt that what the author experienced there felt real enough for her to write this book. I have heard about the Myrtles Plantation being haunted for a long time. It has been featured on a few of the ghost hunting shows too. I see that the author wrote another book about ghost/hauntings at inns and hotels across the U.S. At some point I will read that book as well as I will be curious to see what the author came across on her road trip ghost journey. 

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The Rest Stop by Eric Butler

 

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Four "Road Terror" Stars

Do Not Stop to Rest! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Uncle Jack along with his nieces, Kylie and Sara decide to stop at a rest area but they don't realize that they are being watched but as they get ready to get back on the road is when all hell breaks loose!

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 a short story by the author, Eric Butler but it packs quite a punch as when the main characters realize something is wrong then everything goes wrong fast and the story goes into overdrive! This story not only packs a punch but I had to grab my gore suit for this story as things turn bloody quick! 

Another great book by this author and I found out there is a sequel to this story so I will be reading that story soon! 

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Puzzle House by Duncan Ralston

 

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Five "Twisted Terror" Stars

Can Anyone Escape Puzzle House?

A small taste of what lies within:

Alexei Vasiliev a puzzle master had passed away and left quite a bit of money to six beneficiaries that will need to split the monies if they survive his last puzzle which has to do with escape rooms and survival in a building with unique trap settings. Six strangers come together for a fight of survival - who wins and who dies?

No spoilers here as that is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more than you will need to read this book and series!

Thoughts:

This book grabbed me from the beginning as I was intrigued by all the different characters and their backgrounds. This book is being compared to the Saw movies which I tend to agree as the author took what happens in those movies and added his own unique twist to it.

I have read many books by this author and this one does not disappoint. It took me on a twisted ride into an escape room hell as I found myself staying up late a few nights as I could not seem to "escape" out of the book! :)

I loved all the characters in this book and with this being a series I am looking forward to reading book two here soon.

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