The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

 

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Five "Spooky Shivers" Stars

I have decided not to do my normal backstory about this classic horror book as it seems so many people know this classic story, so I'm just going to give out my thoughts. 

Thoughts:

This book was a reread for me as I read it a few years back and loved it so much more this time around. I loved it the first time I read it but I just didn't read it slow enough to absorb the story but this time I read it with a friend and we discussed what was happening within the story. 

This classic haunting story just has all the creepy/spooky feelings within and it wrapped itself around me as I made my way through the story. I loved all the characters as they all have their own personalities and the author, Shirley Jackson brings them to life on the pages of this book. 

Hill House also comes alive on the pages of this book as it is the real character in the story as it weaves itself into the minds of the characters. The atmospheric storytelling pulls the reader into the heart of Hill House providing scares and shivers.  

I am happy to have reread the story and look forward to rereading this classic haunting tale in the future. 

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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.  

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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! 

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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 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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Play Nice by Rachel Harrison

 

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Five "Spooky Scares" Stars

What Kind of Entity Lives in the House on Edgewood Drive?

A small taste of what lies within:

Clio Barnes along with her two sisters (Daphne and Leda) have inherited their childhood home from their mother who has just passed away.  Clio's sisters, Daphne and Leda want no part of the home as all they can remember when they lived there were bad times and their mother acting crazy.  

Clio on the other hand wants to fix up the house to maybe sell it however her memories about the house do not coincide with her sisters and their memories. The house is also considered to be haunted and the only sister brave enough to enter the house seems to be Clio. What Clio finds there though is more than she bargained for as when she starts to fix up the house there is a presence that tries to make itself known which sends Clio down a rabbit hole of curiosity and spooky speculation! 

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 wasn't sure how spooky or scary this book was going to be until I read a couple or so reviews which I usually do not do as normally I go into a book blind by just reading the synopsis of what the book is about. But a couple of reviews that I read said the book was scary so I love scary books and being spooked out of my skin which is what this book does eventually. 

The story has a slow build up of suspense and mystery - there is also quite a bit of family drama that is throughout the whole book with the sisters bickering about the house but once I delved deep into the story of the house then the creepy factor of the story slowly started to simmer bringing it to a full blown haunting by the time I finished the book! I can actually say that I was spooked out of my skin after I passed the 60% mark of the book as the haunting becomes more focused on what happens in the house and how the characters have to deal with it. 

Looking forward to reading more by this author at some point as I see that she has quite a few books out there to read. 

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Spite Island (The Spite House Chronicles Book Two) by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Shivering Suspense" Stars

Would You Stay on Spite Island Knowing It Is Haunted?

A small taste of what lies within:

Grandson, Cody Manchester comes home to Spite Island as he has not been there since he was a boy as he was frightened by something that happened there when he was young.  As Cody tries to learn what scared him as a boy - the authors that are staying on the island are having more encounters with the ghosts that inhabit the island and as they try to write about the house/island the ghosts and the hauntings escalate! 

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 second book moves along a great pace which kept me in a state of suspense. This sequel covers more information about the house and the island itself with why it is haunted. I am still loving the author characters as they wander around the mansion and island trying to figure out why the place is haunted. 

The authors, Thorne and Cross bring the magic of the storytelling alive on the pages of this book with drawing me into the world of the Manchester's and their haunted island.  

Once again I found myself staying up late into the night reading as the mystery and suspense of the hauntings kept me intrigued with the flipping of my kindle pages as I made my way through the story. Looking forward to reading book 3 and the final book of this trilogy shortly. 

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Spite House (The Spite House Chronicles Book 1) by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Shivering Spooky Suspense" Stars

Would You Stay the Night in Spite House?

A small taste of what lies within:

The Manchester family own an island called Spite Island which upon the island sits a mansion called Spite House. The house has now been opened to let authors stay in the house so they can write about what has taken place there. As the matriarch, Agnes overlooks everything including what the authors do while they spend their time there - the house itself starts to slowly come to life as the ghosts that haunt the house wake up when the authors start exploring the mansion! 

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:

Thorne and Cross bring this book alive on the pages as I found myself just sinking into my cozy chair and letting this book transport me into Spite House.  There are quite a few characters to keep track of with not only the authors but the house staff as well but each one has their own personality. I loved all the characters including "Bernie" - oh you want to know who Bernie is - well you will need to read the book as I am not divulging that information (😍),  but the characters in this book is what kept me turning the pages long into the night! 

I literally read the last 30% within the last two days as the story just escalated to the point that I would find myself reading late into the night as more things started happening in the story! Thorne and Cross always keep me tied up in knots when I read their books as I never know what will be happening but their stories flow along at a great pace and I always enjoy their books immensely! 

With that being said I have started book two in the series called "Spite Island" as book one kind of ends in a way that I need to read book two now! Yes! Right now! 😄  So if you are in the mood for a spooky and suspenseful ride then go check out this book! :) 

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The Sentinel by Jeffrey Konvitz

 

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Five "Spooky Supernatural Suspense" Stars

Who or What Lives in the Brownstone? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Allison Parker is a model that would love to live in an apartment in Manhattan and she gets her wish when she sees that there is an apartment for rent in the paper - an old brownstone. After she moves in though things kind of go wonky as her neighbors are kind of on the bizarre side and she has learned that an old priest lives on the top floor but no one seems to know much about him.  

As time moves on things go from mysterious to strange when Allison learns from the real estate agent that there is no one else living in the building and there are no neighbors except for the priest! 

What happened to the neighbors? Were they there or in her imagination? What is up with the priest that lives alone on the top floor? Is the brownstone haunted? 

No spoilers here so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This was my first time reading this author and I have had this book on my tbr list for a long time. Decided to finally step into it as the cover alone just creeps me the hell out and I knew that this story was going to be a doozy and I was right! The whole book was a suspenseful horror mystery and I had a hard time putting this book down!

I kept wanting to read it and sometimes I would read late into the night. The author just wrapped me up with the spookiness of the story and sometimes the pace of the book was fast as I would keep flipping through the pages of my kindle trying to figure out the mystery of what was happening to Allison!

There is a sequel to the book that I need to read at some point plus there is a movie that I have never seen either. Looking forward to eventually stepping into the sequel and if you want a book that is going to fuel your insomnia then this is the book! 

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The Bride of Ravencrest (The Ravencrest Saga Book # 5) by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Spine Tingling Specter" Stars

Can Anyone Survive the Wrath of the Bride?

A small taste of what lies within:

Belinda Moorland is back along with Grant, Eric and quite a cast of characters in this installment as something lies deep within the mansion that they need to slowly deal with before it is too late! 

What lies deep within Ravencrest Manor is the ghost of Amelia Manning (the Bride) as her husband Lionel died in war not too long after they were married and now she has been asleep within the manor for a long time until she is awoken and when the Bride wakes up she is not happy at all which as time goes on she lets "all" of Ravencrest know that she has returned! 

Will Belinda, Grant, and Eric along with supporting characters be able to stop the Bride?  

No spoilers here and that is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then you will need to read the book to find out what happens! 

Thoughts:

This book was one creepy and spooky story with quite a bit of ghost action as well which kept me on the edge of my seat in a few parts of the book. When the Bride wakes up is when things go from quiet to rumbling as the Bride starts to cause a little chaos within the manor! 

The main characters of Belinda, Grant, and Eric keep this story moving along at a fast pace. The supporting characters of Essie, Ryan, Cordelia and Riley also keep the story moving quickly - all the characters mesh well with each other making the story come to life on the pages of this book! Looking forward to the next book in the series to see what happens next and what Belinda, Grant and Eric have to deal within the next installment. 

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I Bought a Haunted Christmas Tree Farm by Sam Whittaker

 

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Four "Tinsel Tree Terror" Stars

When You Inherit a Farm Always Check for Spooks!

A small taste of what lies within:

Roger and his family have inherited a Christmas tree farm but though he doesn't really know much about growing trees he doesn't look a gift horse in the mouth so he moves his family to the farm. 

However as time goes on there are some quirky things that happen on the farm that makes the family wonder what they got themselves into and wondering what is happening on the farm with the weird things happening to them.

Thoughts:

This was my second book by this author and I really enjoyed the story. The book is set up as an Advent Calendar where you would read a chapter every day however I just read the whole thing as I became caught up in the story line and wanted to keep reading. 

The story had some spookiness to it but different things that happened in the story made me chuckle some too. It wasn't a scary horror story but just a fun and festive holiday horror book that captured my attention. Looking forward to reading more books by this author as it seems he has quite a few books out there. 

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I Bought a Haunted Thanksgiving Table by Sam Whittaker

 

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Five "Twisted Terror" Stars

Be Careful of What You Buy in a Thrift Store! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Scott and Wendy are browsing through a thrift store when Wendy sees an antique table that would be perfect for Thanksgiving. Scott isn't so sure about it as to him the table gives off some kind of creepy vibes but he shrugs it off and they end up buying the table. 

As soon as it is delivered some crazy things start to happen involving the table and within just a day or so Wendy starts experiencing sleepwalking issues and zoning out episodes. Scott knows that it is somehow connected to the table but what he doesn't know is that he will be regretting ever laying eyes on that table as the table seems to have a life of its own! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This was my first time reading this author and I was hooked into this book right away as the story just flows along. The story kept me glued to my kindle as I had a hard time putting it down! The story moves fast as the pace picks up with more things happening to the characters. 

There is a twist though near the end of the book that I wasn't expecting and the book literally accelerated into high gear and I finished the last 20% within an hour as I could not break away from the story!

Looking forward to reading more books by this author as it seems he has quite a few books floating around out there in the book world! 

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A Christmas Haunting by Blake Croft & Ashley Raven

 

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Four "Haunting Holiday Horror" Stars

What Lurks in the Family Photo Album?

A small taste of what lies within:

Vincent and his wife Ally are trying to deal with the loss of his parents right before Christmas. Vincent starts to go through all his parents belongings in their home but when he comes across the family photo album he notices something strange with all the pictures. 

All the pictures have some sort of anomaly within each photo and the same image lies throughout all the photos. Upon closer inspection, Vincent realizes that the anomaly is really a ghost girl embedded within each picture! What is going on and why do all the pictures have this ghost girl?

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 short story packs a holiday punch as there is quite a bit of suspense and intrigue throughout the story then the pace picks up when more is revealed with the characters. The short story is not spooky or scary but it has a few creepy moments but it mostly becomes a holiday haunting tale of emotion and mystery. 

This was my second book by these authors and it won't be my last as they have quite a few books out there to read. Looking forward to stepping into more of their work in the future. 

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Shadow Manor by Candace Nola

 

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Five "Mysterious Haunting"Stars

What Lies Within The Abandoned Manor?

A small taste of what lies within: 

Sinclair gets dropped off in the middle of nowhere by a date gone wrong during a thunderstorm. Sinclair finds an old abandoned manor to stay in while she waits out the storm, but once she gets inside the house closes in around her and the atmosphere shrinks to a spooky feeling as she wanders around the manor. 

On her wandering adventure through the manor Sinclair comes across an old diary that belonged to a woman that used to live there, but little does she know that the ghost of the woman still lingers and the ghost has a message to share! 

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

Thoughts:

Wow! This story just grabbed me and took me on an emotional spin as this story goes far beyond a haunted house with ghosts as author, Candace Nola weaved a tale of what a ghost still feels in the afterlife - the anguish and despair continue on with things that happened in their life. 

This was a different kind of ghost story and it packs an emotional punch! There was a little bit of world building in the beginning of the book with the character Sinclair making her rounds within the manor but after the 30% mark the pace of the book picked up speed and when the ghost makes an appearance is when the story escalates! 

I felt that the story was spooky but not leave the lights on spooky - it is not that kind of story that is meant to scare the pants off of you - it is a story about pain, grief, anger and love. 

So if you want a different kind of ghost and haunting tale then check out this book. 

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Shadowland (The Ravencrest Saga Book #4) by Tamara Thorne & Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Chiller Thriller" Stars

Something Spooky is Afoot on the Ravencrest Property!

A small taste of what lies within:

Belinda Moorland along with Grant, Eric and crew have been invaded by a haunting that begins in the kitchen of all places in the opening of this book!

From there something stirs the air within Ravencrest Manor as a ghostly manifestation has set its sights on everyone in the manor. The entity seems playful at first with doing different kind of tricks like mop spinning but as time goes on the entity takes on a different form - a darkness has invaded the manor and this time around the seriousness of this entity has decided that it is on mission to maybe destroy them all!  

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 and series! 

Thoughts:

I took my time reading this story as I wanted to absorb all the atmospheric feelings of Ravencrest. Sometimes I will slow down my reading to slip inside the story itself as I want to feel what the characters are feeling as they experience the hauntings that run amok in the manor. 

This story was a spooky one too and I probably say it every time when I read a book in this series that "this one was the spookiest yet" but I feel that this fourth book in the series kept me riveted as I wanted to stay wrapped up within the manor along with the characters. The manor this time has a haunting that runs rampant keeping the characters on their toes and keeping me sitting in my chair most of the time. 😁 

Another great book in this series and looking forward to reading book five The Bride of Ravencrest which just released last month in October. 

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Dark Spirits: The Watcher (Book 1 in the Dark Spirits series) by Lee Mountford

 

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Four "Boo Spooky" Stars

What Lies Within Parson Hall?

A small taste of what lies within:

Jodie Callaghan is a paranormal investigator who decides to check out a haunted location on her own called Parson Hall. As she is snooping around in the building she becomes cautious as a stranger arrives (Joe) who is also there to roam the building. Little does Jodie know that Joe has some devious plans set for why he is there in Parson Hall which ends up creating ghostly chaos that could kill them both! 

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 grabbed me right away as I was thrown into the mystery of the haunted building Parson Hall as I was wondering how creepy this book was going to be since the author, Lee Mountford loves to tinker around with ghost/haunting stories. 

I was not disappointed as this book has tons of atmospheric scenes with quite a bit of ghost/haunting action as well which kept me reading into the late hours of the night!

The pace moves quickly throughout the book and kept me in suspense of what was going to happen next. The reason that this book is not getting five stars is because the character Jodie kind of got on my nerves.  The character Jodie just seemed out of tune with the paranormal activity that was happening around her and yet she is a paranormal investigator that is supposed to know something about being one.  

I thought the other character Joe was more believable with what he was doing in the story. Otherwise beyond the character problem I thought the book was great and kept me wanting to continue reading the story to the end. Looking forward to reading book two in this series at some point soon to see what happens next with the character Jodie. 

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Exorcism (The Ravencrest Saga Book 3) by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Spine Tingling Spooky" Stars

Something Else Is Haunting the Halls of Ravencrest! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Belinda Moorland is becoming more attuned to the ghostly happenings in Ravencrest but things are about to become more interesting as odd things start happening in and around the Greek Pool. Everyone is on edge as a sinister presence slowly forms within the grounds of Ravencrest and it will take all of them to figure out how to stop the evil from spreading! 

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 and series! 

Thoughts: 

This third book was one spooky story as lots of creepy things happen that kept me on the edge of my seat! There is quite a bit of backstory with Ravencrest this time around that gives more insight on the haunting of the grounds. 

The authors (Thorne and Cross) threw all kinds of creepy curves into this story which kept me turning pages long into the night! I love this series so much and I am looking forward to reading book four soon to see what happens next on the property of Ravencrest! 

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Something Stirs by Thomas Smith

 

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Five "Spooky Shivers" Stars

Would You Live In a Haunted House?

A small taste of what lies within:

Ben Chalmers and his wife Rachel along with their daughter Stacy move into a new house but little do they know that while the house was being built some teenagers tried to perform a ritual sacrifice which left a pentagram on the floor. 

When the family finally moves in everything seems peaceful until things go bad quick when they start praying and relying on their faith as then the house seems to want to come apart at the seams as the family soon learns that evil has seeped into their home and they need to figure out how to expel it out of there! 

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 became wrapped up in the story quickly as the spookiness of the haunting slowly wrapped itself around me. 

I loved all the characters in this story along with supporting characters and the story moved along at a good pace. There was quite a bit of haunting action within the story along with a pulsing demonic theme as well that slowly reveals itself deeper into the book. Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 

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The Trinket Box by John Kaden

 

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Five "Memory Terrors" Stars

What Really Lies Within the Past?

A small taste of what lies within:

Milton Brooks still grieves for his wife that passed away five years ago and he clings to a cigar trinket box that holds memories of the past. Milton's neighbor Ralph gives Milton a memory jolt though that drives Milton out of the house and into the past trying to find those memories that are stored deep into his mind, but where does the road take him and what does he find when he gets there?  

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

Thoughts:

This was my second book by this author and I barreled through it at a high rate of speed with it being a short story it went fast with the pacing! I read it all in one sitting as I couldn't put it down! Once the story started there was no way I was moving out of my cozy chair as I wanted to finish the story to the end! I loved the characters in this one - there were not many either - the main focus of the story was on Milton and his memories that were fading. 

I wish this author had more stories out there as I would dive into them all but alas the author only has two horror ones and a fantasy that I need to read at some point. All in all a great short story with a twist that gave me a "jolt" near the end of the book! 

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