Atmosphere, character development, dialogue, interesting storyline, an homage to the genre that I know and love, and suspension of disbelief. But, for me, HOUSE is the story where he put it all together. Hell, you don’t get a Bram Stoker Award for being a hack. The guy has talent and you can see it in his past catalog.
Into The Macabre said, “ House is easily the best thing Everson has written. I devoured this book in two sittings, furiously turning pages towards the blood-soaked conclusion.” As readers will come to learn, this is a book that is hard to put down. As Mike comes to learn, the house seems to have a life and dark history all its own. Mike Kostner needs cash, so when his friend throws him this renovation job, he jumps at the chance. B movie horror fun for Halloween.ģ1 days of horror movies for October: 1st of October: Absentia 4/10.Kirkus Reviews wrote, “What could possibly go wrong renovating an old house located next to a cemetery for the purposes of turning it into a haunted house amusement attraction? Well, just about the worst things that can go wrong. Great book just don’t take it too seriously. I would certainly read more by John Everson. I finished this book in a couple of days but it hasn’t put me off visiting any Halloween haunted house attractions…not that we get much of that in the UK unfortunately. The ghost hunters were annoying though but maybe they were supposed to be. While there may have been some obvious plot lines and may not hold many surprises it was great fun and well written. It was a great book for the start of October on the run up to Halloween. The author obviously adores horror movies referencing several throughout the haunted house attraction creation.
It was a B-movie romp full of blood and gore. The House by the Cemetery was not your average traditional haunted house story. Because while the witch may have been dead…she doesn’t intend to stay that way. There’s a dark, horrible ritual to fulfill. She needs people to fill her house on Halloween. Because behind the rumors is a real ghost who will do whatever it takes to ensure the house reopens. Secrets that would be better not to discover. Soon he’ll learn that fresh wood and nails can’t keep decades of rumors down. But rumors won’t stop carpenter Mike Kostner from rehabbing the place as a haunted house attraction. Rumor has it that the abandoned house by the cemetery is haunted by the ghost of a witch. This books horror name dropping has made me want to visit some old classics. It was only later I realized that the title is a nod to the movie of the same name by Lucio Fulci. The House by the Cemetery by John Everson I expected to be your traditional haunted house book. Release date for this title is 18th of October, 2018. Thank you to NetGalley and Flame Tree Press for this eArc for an honest review.
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