Where All Light Dies by Michael Penning

 

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Five "Ocean Depth Haunting" Stars

What Mystery Lies Within the Atlantic Ocean?

A small taste of what lies within:

Freya Keating, the commander of the U.S. Coast Guard along with her crew are on a mission to find out why a submersible is floating out in the Atlantic. No one seems to be able to get in contact with the crew of the submersible and no one has heard from them for a few days. 

The submersible was supposed to have been exploring a sunken ship called the SS Celestine - an old WWII passenger ship that had disappeared during WWII.  The real mystery lies within the submersible as when the crew from the Coast Guard check it out they find that the crew that had been aboard the submersible has disappeared. There is no sign of how they just vanished and then the mystery begins of what truly took place! 

When haunting music along with possible ghost sightings surrounds the vanished members is when Freya tries to find out what really happened as she doesn't believe in ghosts! 

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:

The story just grabbed me from the first chapter as something happens right away which kept me glued to my kindle for a little while. As I made my way through the story I found myself wrapped up with the characters as I was wanting to find out what happened to the vanished crew too! 

The author, Michael Penning writes in visualization as everything I read on the page I can see it happening in the story. I could feel the mystery, suspense, and the panic of the characters. The characters are brought to life on the pages of this book and everything they feel I could feel as well.  

Looking forward to more books by this author as everything I have read by him I have loved. 

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How to Survive a Horror Story by Mallory Arnold

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Four "Nightmare Room Doomed" Stars

What Lies in Wait at the Queen Estate? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Mortimer Queen a horror author has died and he leaves a will to be read to seven horror authors. They all make their way to his estate thinking that Mortimer has left them something valuable in his will but what they find is anything of value and instead they are required to play a game which is solving a riddle/puzzle to be able to make it out of each room in the mansion.  

Little do they know that they will have to go through hell to escape each room and they learn quick that it will be a life and death situation to make it out of the mansion alive! 

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 I was drawn into the story right away as it grabbed my attention.  The book is like an escape room type of story - the characters have to solve a riddle to go to the next room.  I liked all the characters in this book but a couple of them started to get on my nerves and I kept wondering if they were going to make it out of the mansion alive with the antics they were doing. 

All in all the pace was fast and as the book rolls along I found out more about who the authors were and why they were brought to the mansion.  There are sections in the book that gives a background info on each author and how they came to know the deceased.  I love how the author wrote it that way as it gives more insight on each character in the book and how they are wrapped into the story. 

The only reason this book is getting four stars instead of five is because it just seemed that the characters would argue too much among themselves that it slowed down the story - there just seemed to be lots of time spent in one room with each of them trying to come to a decision of what to do next or how to solve the riddle or how to proceed to the next room. 

It was exhausting as it kind of reminded me of the horror movies where you have people that just want to go off and do their own thing but not listen to reason. That is what some of this book has within it - it kind of drove me crazy as I wanted the characters to come to a decision quicker and move along but they just wanted to linger around in each room trying to decide what to do next. 

However having said that I did love the writing style of this author and with liking her writing style I decided to grab another book by her since it is on the cheap side at the moment.  If you like escape room type of books then check out this book as it did have quite a bit of horror action that lit up the pages of this book.  

Amazon Author Profile of Mallory Arnold:

Mallory Arnold

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Widow's Point: The Complete Haunting by Richard Chizmar and W. H. Chizmar

 

Five "Freaky Found Footage" Stars

Do You Dare Enter Widow's Point Lighthouse?

A small taste of what lies within:

A team of paranormal investigators decide to stay a few days in the Widow's Point Lighthouse as they want to see if the local legends are true about it being haunted. Another paranormal investigator had disappeared from the lighthouse a few years before so this team wants to see if they can find out what is going on there. 

The team of investigators have better equipment and setup so they are hoping to catch footage of anything creepy and try to find out what happened maybe to the other investigator. Little do they know that something does lie within and it might not want them to leave! 

Lighthouse in the Fog

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 book is told in two parts - one part is told with the first paranormal investigator and what he went through at the lighthouse which is only about 25% of the first part of the book. The second part is told with the new team of paranormal investigators and their findings of whether the lighthouse is haunted or not. 

The first part of the book seemed to move a little slow for me that was wrapped around the first investigator but when the second part opens up with the new team is when the book takes off.  I like how the story was written by the authors as each team member gets their take on what is happening around them. The pace picks up around the 50% mark and I had a hard time putting the book down. I ended up reading the last 30% in just a few hours and the story just blew me away! I loved this book! 

There is a movie out there called Widow's Point and I did watch it awhile back but that story is only wrapped around the first investigator and it doesn't involve this new team. There was another book that was written which was Widow's Point by the author, Richard Chizmar and that is where the movie came about however this book was released last year in 2025 with tons of more content including the new paranormal team. Loved the characters in this book even though a handful were kind of quirky but I felt that the book deserves the five stars for it's creepy and spooky atmosphere! 

Author Profile of Richard Chizmar on Amazon:

Richard Chizmar

Author Profile of W. H. Chizmar on Amazon:

W. H. Chizmar

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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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Maureen Kilmer

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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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Alistair Cross

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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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The Coworker by Freida McFadden

 

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Four "Twisted Suspense" Stars

Do You Really Know Your Coworkers?

A small taste of what lies within:

Dawn Schiff and Natalie Farrell work for a nutrition company called Vixed and they only co-exist alongside each other because they have to but when Dawn Schiff does not show up to work one morning it throws her office workers off kilter because Dawn is never late - she is always there at her desk. 

When Natalie becomes concerned she expresses that concern to her other coworkers and her boss but as time goes on something is off kilter about Dawn missing and then when a dead body turns up that throws the employees at Vixed into a tizzy and Natalie somehow becomes the focus of the police!

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 fourth book by author, Freida McFadden. I have read all her Housemaid book series and loved them. This book grabbed me right away as there was quite a bit of mystery and suspense at the get-go and the momentum of that suspense kept flowing throughout the rest of the book to the point where I could barely put it down!

There were a lots of twists and turns in this book but the last 40% of the book is when the book goes into overdrive and just kept me riveted to my cozy chair! Freida McFadden pulled the rug out from under me and gave me a jolt of surprise - that rarely happens but in this book there is a jolt! :) 

I have a few more books by this author on my kindle and will be reading them soon.  I have found a mystery/suspense/thriller author that I love and I am sticking with her! 

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Freida McFadden

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Fave Horror Authors - Part 1 (June 2026)

 My first 10 horror authors - in no particular order are:

Two of my favorite books by Graham Masterton

Website: Graham Masterton

Amazon Profile: Graham Masterton

Two of my favorite books by Catherine Cavendish
     

Website: Catherine Cavendish

Amazon Profile: Catherine Cavendish

Two of my favorite books by Brian Moreland

 Website: N/A

Amazon Profile: Brian Moreland

Two of my favorite books by Lee Mountford

Website: Lee Mountford

Amazon Profile: Lee Mountford

Two of my favorite books by David Haynes

Website: David Haynes

Amazon Profile: David Haynes

Two of my favorite books by Hunter Shea

Website: Hunter Shea

Amazon Profile: Hunter Shea

Two of my favorite books by John Everson

Website: John Everson

Amazon Profile: John Everson

Two of my favorite books by Tim Meyer

Website:  Tim Meyer

Amazon Profile:  Tim Meyer






Two of my favorite books by Ambrose Ibsen

Website: Ambrose Ibsen

Amazon Profile:  Ambrose Ibsen

Two of my favorite books by Eric Butler

Website:  Eric Butler

Amazon Profile: Eric Butler

That is my wrap up for my fave horror authors and two of my fave books by them. In August I will do my next 10 horror authors I love to read. See you in August! 😁

Perfect Specimens: A Horror Collection by Patrick James Ryan

 

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Five "Gore & Goo" Stars

I am not doing my traditional small taste as this book was a collection of horror short stories along with some horror poems too. Going to list out my favorites that I really enjoyed with a small cryptic note next to it to just give a peek into what to expect. 

Favorite stories are:

January 31st - A parasite turns a man into something tasty

It Awakes - A corpse gets his revenge.

Border Journey - A surprise transformation. 

You've Got Grubs - Not your garden variety grubs. 

So those were my favorites, but this book has a whole lot more for readers that will delve down deep under your skin and take you on a blood and gore ride of stories that will keep you glued to your cozy chair. It was a good thing  I had my gore suit handy as it was needed for this book! 

Another great book by this author and looking forward to whatever else he has coming down the pike! 

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Patrick James Ryan

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The September House by Carissa Orlando

 

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Five "Twisted Spooky Suspense" Stars

Would You Dare Enter September House?

A small taste of what lies within:

Hal and Margaret move into a house that they soon learn to be haunted but only in September as the house emits strange sounds along with moans and then the walls start bleeding.  When Hal ends up disappearing though is when things go bad for Margaret as she believes that Hal left her as he couldn't deal with the haunting. 

When Katherine shows up (Hal and Margaret's daughter) is when things go more awry as Katherine knows something has gone horribly wrong when her father no longer answers her phone calls so she decides to go see her parents to see what is going on but little does she know that the house is not ready to reveal its secrets until it wants to and when that happens all hell will  break loose! 

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 but I had been seeing this book circulating over in my Goodreads feeds for the last three years as quite a few of my Goodreads friends have read this book.  This book was almost like a slow burn horror - normally I struggle with slow burn books but this one just kept piquing my interest and I would have a hard time putting it down. 

Lots happen within this story that kept me invested with keeping on reading to see what would happen next as this story goes on an emotional roller coaster of a ride with lots of twists and turns that kept me pinned to my cozy chair. The haunted part of the story was never really scary - this haunted house book is a little different then some other haunting books out in the world. There was almost like a satire weaved into the story and I would find myself chuckling at different scenes in the story. 

All in all this story was crazy wild near the end of the book which I ended up reading the last 30% in just a few hours as things escalated in the house and the book made me feel like I was on a bullet train that just sent me careening to the end of the story! What a wild ride this story turned out to be and I can see now that the hype for this book is real! 

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The Selkie Wives (Old Wives' Tales Book 2) by Tamara Thorne

 

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Five "Spooky Selkie" Stars

What Happens in Fort Charles Stays in Fort Charles!

A small taste of what lies within:

Sheriff Tully has been asked to take over sheriff duties in the coastal town of Fort Charles so him and his wife, Kate leave Eternity to go to Fort Charles. 

They are not there very long when a dead body is found pinned to a boat mast and is unrecognizable. When more bodies start turning up, Tully finds out that living in Eternity with all its problems was a walk in the park compared to what he has to deal with in Fort Charles as there are secrets that are to be kept within the town.

Mythical lore of Selkies are surrounding the deaths which Tully is finding hard to accept but he is wondering if there really is any truth to the sailor tales which he intends to find out one way or another!  

(Selkie on the beach in Fort Charles)

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

Thoughts:

Once again, author, Tamara Thorne hooked me into the clutches of this story as I was thrown straight into a spooky mystery that is wrapped around mythical lore creatures and the story just runs smoothly along with Sheriff Tully trying his best to make sense of what is happening in the town of Fort Charles.  

There are quite a few characters in this book and there are cameo appearances from characters that were in the first book, Eternity. This story goes deep into mythical lore and I could see the lore research the author took as she created this story. I found myself being caught up in the web of intrigue as the story rolled along.  There is tons of suspense wrapped within the pages of this story and the pace became faster as I careened through my kindle pages which one night I stayed up till near 4 am reading this book as I just could not lay it down! 

There is another book coming down the pike with Sheriff Tully and I am looking forward to seeing what other mysteries he will need to solve.

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Tamara Thorne

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Tamara Thorne

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Note:  

These books might seem to be stand alone but they are not as characters from previous books make appearances and things happen within the lives of the main characters that are in these books so these books need to be read in order to understand the lives of the characters.   

Eternity (Old Wives' Tales Book 1)

The Selke Wives (Old Wives' Tales Book 2) 

Fave Horror Authors Blog Addition from Book Nook Retreat

I have decided to do something different with highlighting favorite horror authors that I have read in the past and enjoyed their work. 

Every other month I will be listing out 10 favorite horror authors with an author link to their website (if they have one) and/or a link to their Amazon profile. I will also be listing two of my favorite books by the authors. 

This will be for all horror authors that write horror whether they are in the indie horror community or even if they are traditionally published.  All horror authors will be listed together in a blog edition every other month.  

This new blog edition that I will be working on will replace my "author's discovered list". I have decided to do a complete favorite horror author list as I think it will help friends and blog followers to see who I love to read and what books I loved by each horror author. 

Sometime this month I will be putting out my first 10 favorite horror author list and will publish it to my blog then post it over to my Facebook.   

To find each list I do for every other month in one easy step -  I have added a tab to my scrollbar on my blog which is under my blog art header. You cannot miss it - you will see a tab that says "Fave Horror Authors". 

So get ready as it will be coming sometime this month. 😁

Whistle by Linwood Barclay

 

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Four "Creepy & Cursed" Stars

What Would You Do With a Cursed Train Set?

A small taste of what lies within:

Annie Blunt along with her son, Charlie move out of the city to a small town in upstate New York as they are trying to start over after Annie lost her husband in a car accident. 

Annie and Charlie want to move on in a new life but when Charlie finds an old train set in the shed behind their house is when things go from serene and peaceful to a nightmare hell for both Annie and her son! 

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 horror story about a cursed train set piqued my interest. I love anything with creepy curses that are weaved into horror stories and this was a great story that just slowly built up with spooky terror the more I read the story. 

Having said that though I felt the story dragged a little bit along the way and also the author did some time jumps within the story as well which normally I am not crazy about time-jumping especially when the characters are completely different than what the story starts out with in the beginning. 

The time jumps are related to how many paths the cursed train set ended up being in children's hands during the course of its existence which was interesting but I felt that I wanted the story to return to the original characters that started out in the story and it seemed to take a long time to get there which drops this book down to 4 stars.  Other than that small quibble the rest of the book was mysteriously spooky and kept my attention span through some insomnia nights. 

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Linwood Barclay

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Eternity (Old Wives' Tales Book 1) by Tamara Thorne

 

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Five "Killer Chiller" Stars

Would You Want to Live in Eternity?

A small taste of what lies within:

Sheriff Zach Tully has left the big city of Los Angeles homicide unit and has arrived in the small town of Eternity hoping to help the town out with what they need but Tully soon learns that Eternity is not what he thought it would be with small town problems. 

Tully soon realizes that he is going to be just as busy in Eternity then he was in L.A. as there is some kind of serial killer on the loose and bodies are starting to pile up. The mayor along with some of the townspeople Tully feels is hiding something but he will do whatever he can to catch the killer and put everyone's fears to rest.....hopefully! 

(Zach Tully overlooking Eternity)

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 story slowly took off as I came to know Sheriff Tully - he is the small town sheriff that everyone might want in their town to help when help is needed.  

The story moves at a great pace and the deeper I became involved in the story the faster I was turning the pages of my kindle! There are quite a few characters in the story that makes up the town which I loved them all as they all have their own personality and I found myself wondering what was going to be happening next! There are some twists and turns throughout the story with tons of suspense, intrigue and mystery! 

The author, Tamara Thorne kept me wrapped in a web of mystery as I tried to figure out who the killer could be and to me I felt that nearly everyone was a suspect! Truly enjoyed this first book that kicks off the Old Wives' Tales series and looking forward to reading book two here soon! 

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The World's Most Haunted Hospitals: True Life Paranormal Encounters in Asylums, Hospitals, and Institutions by Richard Estep

 

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Four "Spooky Suspense" Stars

Thoughts:

Just going to give out thoughts on the book as there are quite a few chapters to explore with different haunted hospitals and asylums from around the world. 

This book was very interesting as the author goes into quite a bit of detail on all the hospitals and the history of them before they became haunted. I was fascinated by the history of each hospital and what had taken place there. Quite a few of the hospitals were built in the 1800's so many things had taken place within the walls. 

Quite a few of the hospitals have quite a bit of ghosts and other spooky things that are found within these haunted buildings.  The author has interviews too with other investigators throughout the book and what they had endured with their investigations. 

All in all I really enjoyed this true ghost book with all the hospital locations and I loved to read about all the history of the hospitals as well.  The author went into quite a bit of research within this book and it shows when reading each story.  I am looking forward to reading more true ghost stories by this author in the future. 

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I Hate It When They Don't Stay Dead (A Short Story) by Andrew S. French

 

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Four "Dangerous Dolls" Stars

What is Wrong With the Dolls?

A small taste of what lies within:

Vincent inherits his dad's doll store after his dad passes away but Vincent is not prepared for what lies within the store as the dolls seem to have a mind of their own and when Vincent has problems with a loan shark and his crew of bad men Vincent sees first hand what happens when you mess with the dolls! 

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

Thoughts:

This was my first time reading this author and I was intrigued by the book cover of creepy dolls so I decided to read this short story of horror. 

I was glad that I did as I really enjoyed the story even though there wasn't much background on the doll store or the character Vincent but this story kind of packs a small punch too with some doll activity. I will be checking out more of this author's works in the future as I want to see what else he has out there. 

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Spiteful Creatures (The Spite House Chronicles Book 3) by Tamara Thorne & Alistair Cross

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Five "Spooky Specters" Stars

Would You Step Foot on Spite Island?

A small taste of what lies within:

The Manchester home is not to be trifled with which the authors that are staying there learn more about the mansion along with the ghosts that inhabit the place and what they learn is not a good thing as the ghosts start invading their spaces.  The ghosts have completely woken to alert status and they are not happy that their home has been invaded by authors snooping around. The ghosts and the house are going to do their best to toss the authors out the door any way they can! 

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

Thoughts:

The third and final book in this series was loaded with ghosts and how they do not put up with any snooping from authors trying to get a story about the house. There are many characters in this book with their own stories of why they are there and what they expect to learn from the house. A handful of characters I could have slapped - lol - but all in all the characters were lovable to an extent and the ghosts turn out to be beyond mischievous and some will go to extreme lengths to preserve their space and home.  

This book had more activity from not only the ghosts but the character authors as well as some of them do things they shouldn't be doing either which riled up the ghosts even more. There are more blood and gore scenes in this book then the previous two books but it was to be expected with how the story turns out. Quite a few twists and turns in this final book too which the last two or three days is the only book I decided to read as I wanted to stay on this final book to see what happens to everyone and the ghosts as well. A great and final end to this series as I was happy with the way things turned out in the end! 

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Final Note:

Just want to say that all three books must be read in order - none of them are stand alone so in order to understand what is going on it is best to read the books in order as each book follows the previous one.