Kill Creek
A Novel
Book - 2017
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Feb 08, 2020
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LCPL_Krystyna
Oct 07, 2020
“Funny thing about rumors,” Sebastian said softly. “It doesn’t matter if they’re true or false, only that people believe them.”
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Oct 07, 2020
“No house is born bad. Most are thought of fondly, even lovingly. In the beginning, the house on Kill Creek was no exception.”
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Oct 07, 2020
“Sebastian ran a finger over the spines of the books on the shelf. It did not matter to him what the titles were. They were books. They were filled with thoughts. Their relevance was debatable; he was sure some were exceptional while others were the works of lesser minds. He was not above calling a book unreadable. But their literary merit wasn’t important at this moment. They were words strung together to represent the firing of neurons and the transferring of information through synapses. They were human minds set into paper, and Sebastian loved every single one of them, even the ones he found disposable.”
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Add a CommentAn intense horror debut novel that's not for the faint of heart. Horror authors gather at an infamous haunted house for a publicity stunt on Halloween and the terror ensues. This is a creepy page-turner perfect for the fall, especially October. For fans of Stephen King, ghost stories, and haunted houses.
I am a big fan of haunted house stories, so the premise of four horror writers being brought together in a haunted house made me choose this book. The unexpected (and very clever) plot twists kept me reading well into the night. The ending is so satisfyingly creepy that I'd rank this book among my favorite horror novels of all time. Highly recommended!
Great modern take on the classic haunted house tale. I really enjoyed the participants all being famous horror authors. Each is haunted by their own unique demons before coming to Kill Creek. None will be the same when they leave. The haunting follows them home, and finally beckons them back. Will they manage to escape with their lives a second time?
A slow burn that really hooks you, was pretty disappointed with what a mean feminist stereotype Moore felt like, though. Very "She's different, but don't worry, she's still attractive!"
AN HOMAGE REVIEW:
1:30 a.m.
THE HOUSE WAS quiet, and Reed should have gone to bed hours ago.
But he turned the page and kept reading.
Put it down, an inner voice screamed. No, commanded another.
His daughter got up to use the bathroom. Reed was relieved that she had not noticed him reading on the living room couch, and had gone back to bed.
Something — the book? — compelled him to keep reading the pages, to construct the house (that indomitable, sinister house) and the tragic characters in his mind, and so he did. The living room’s grandfather clock was his enemy, each of its ticks a screaming reminder that he should be asleep.
Reed read past the riveting ending, the inevitable epilogue, all the way to the author’s obligatory credits and thank-yous. Putting the book down at last, Reed savored the victory. He had finished it.
But was the book finished with him? He discovered the next morning that it was not. The whole thing was a ghost story, after all.
Good page turner horror novel. Well developed characters and plot that features an unexpected ending.
Really slow start. But once they get to act two Halloween night and on you can't help but devour the book. Great classic horror book to read well into the night with the creep factor.