You cant call yourself a horror fan if you havent read any of Lovecrafts work.
You will devour it in one, maybe two seatings.
I stayed up until past witching hour the next night to finish it.
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This book will leave you wondering just how far into the woods youd go.
Unexpectedly, you will also be submerged in nostalgia and reminisce on your own childhood.
Just how much of it do you remember?
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And if youre not, you may just start to wonder.
Look no further to cure those Thanksgiving and Christmas, and those longings for your most beloved October.
The October Country … that country where it is always turning late in the year.
That country whose people are autumn people, thinking only autumn thoughts.
Whose people passing at night on the empty walks sound like rain.
He brilliantly delves into the dark and the occult with his descriptive genuine and poetic prose touch.
Joe Hill just happens to be the son of the king of horror himself, Stephen King.
The novel centers around aging rock star Judas Coyne who has an affinity for the occult and macabre.
His latest purchase is a ghost of an old sweet man, Craddock McDermott.
Yes, a ghost, who comes by way of an old suit contained in a heart-shaped box.
This story of revenge beyond the grave has a bump in the night kind of feel to it.
It is a delightfully gruesome book sure to keep you up at night.
I do not say this lightly, but this story will make youfeelthings.
Naomi is kidnapped and later found mutilated and murdered.
Her parents begin to experience paranormal activity.
They are being haunted by not only Naomi, but by other ghosts too, by something else.
Youll read this book and wonder,what if ghosts could kill?
Her voice, behind me, at the door.
Daddy.I will not turn, I will not look at her.Daddy, why wont you look at me?
I want to see you, Daddy.It sounds so simple, doesnt it?
All I have to do is turn round.
Whatever she is, she is still my daughter.
But what will I see if I do turn, what will be standing at the door?
Ive come back, Daddy.
Its a hellish tale of both past and present.
Seriously, do I need to say more?
You cant call yourself a horror fan if you havent read this classic, or any of Lovecrafts work.
If you havent, go do it, now.
Father of cosmic horror, the short stories he weaves are somewhat hybrids of science fiction and horror.
Stephen King called it one of the three greatest novels of the 20th century.
I cant say much, without giving too much away.
It is a fascinating read, even touching up on events such as John Lennon and JFKs assassinations.
It has some of the most disturbing scenes in a horror novel without relying on gore to deliver.
