MaryAnne Carpenter gets a phone call informing her that her good friend Audrey Wilkenson and her husband Ted are dead. MaryAnne has been named the guaMaryAnne Carpenter gets a phone call informing her that her good friend Audrey Wilkenson and her husband Ted are dead. MaryAnne has been named the guardian of their only son, Joey. So MaryAnne travels to the Wilkenson’s ranch home in Sugarloaf, Idaho, with her two young children (Logan and Alison) and her husband, Alan. MaryAnne is having trouble with Joey, who goes out a lot at night in the forest. Then, some campers are brutally murdered. Sometimes MaryAnne feels like they are being watched. Should she stay at the ranch or go back home? This story was interesting and captivating at times, but I just didn’t enjoy this book as much as other books I’ve read by this author. I found Joey to be an unlikable and annoying character and I didn’t really like his backstory with the mountain man, etc. A so-so read....more
Short read about a guy (Marcus) whose father told him when he was six that his mother was killed by an Ankle Snatcher (which only grabs ankles/people Short read about a guy (Marcus) whose father told him when he was six that his mother was killed by an Ankle Snatcher (which only grabs ankles/people from underneath the bed when the lights are out). His father is accused of the mother’s murder and goes to prison. Marcus believes his dad killed her. Some years later Marcus falls for a girl and brings her home. After a night of passion, the girl gets up from the bed in the dark and the Ankle Snatcher gets her. Now Marcus believes the story his father told him. I didn’t find this story scary at all, and I found the main character to be a bit weak and wimpy. I enjoyed the other books in the Amazon Creature Feature series much more....more
Three years ago, a fourteen-year-old girl (Amanda Jennings) disappeared in Michigan’s Ucatanani National Forest, never to be seen again. Three years lThree years ago, a fourteen-year-old girl (Amanda Jennings) disappeared in Michigan’s Ucatanani National Forest, never to be seen again. Three years later, Amanda’s eighteen-year-old sister Brenda, who, after all these years, wants some answers, goes looking for Amanda herself. There is a myth/legend about a wooden bridge in the forest owned by a hoofed, faceless creature named Opso who is always near the bridge. Whenever people go missing in the forest, it is said that Opso abducted them and wants to use their face. What will Brenda find in the forest? Will she finally find out what happened to Amanda? Is the tale of Opso true?
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was a totally creepy and captivating read. It was quite unusual and I couldn’t wait to find out what was going to happen. The setting in the deserted woods was spooky. This was a fast, short story. I look forward to reading more from this author....more
Marianne and Willy lose their baby when Marianne has a miscarriage. They eventually decide to leave their Brooklyn home, to get away from old memoriesMarianne and Willy lose their baby when Marianne has a miscarriage. They eventually decide to leave their Brooklyn home, to get away from old memories. They move to a farmhouse in Hobomeck, Maine. While shopping in town one day the store owner gives Willy a pram to push his many purchases home. The pram is dirty and smelly, but Willy uses it anyway, it’s better than carrying his purchases on the long walk home. While pushing the pram through the eerie forest, he thinks he hears a baby’s cry. It seems like a baby is in the pram. Days later, Willy’s wife discovers the pram in the shed behind their house and wants to get rid of it. But Willy refuses. It seems that he has become attached to the pram… This was a captivating, strange, and unusual story. It had some very creepy moments, especially with the pram and the baby. The book also had good atmosphere. An entertaining and scary read by Joe Hill....more
Chilling read about a widow (Karen Spellman) who moves from Los Angeles back to her old, small home town when she remarries a farmer. Her children, (sChilling read about a widow (Karen Spellman) who moves from Los Angeles back to her old, small home town when she remarries a farmer. Her children, (sixteen-year-old Julie and nine-year-old Molly) and other children, get stung by bees, with severe reactions that seem to change some of them. Especially Julie. A shady scientist (Carl Henderson) gives them shots (an antivenin) that the children say make them feel better, but they don’t. Why are the children lying, and suddenly disappearing? What is Carl up to in his isolated home? Where are all the bees coming from? There is a lot more to this book, but I don’t want to give anything away. I really enjoyed it. It was very strange and creepy, especially with the bees, ants, and other insects. I really hated some of the characters and I couldn’t wait for them to get what was coming to them. Another fine horror read by John Saul....more
Thriller about a long dead evil girl (beautiful fifteen-year-old Charlene Childress) who was chained up and hidden under some tree roots in a river afThriller about a long dead evil girl (beautiful fifteen-year-old Charlene Childress) who was chained up and hidden under some tree roots in a river after she died, by her cousin/lover Daniel (who doesn’t go through with the suicide pact that Satan worshiper Charlene came up with). Charlene gets unchained over twenty years later by a couple of unsuspecting young boys (one is Daniels’s son) who find her dead skeleton in the river where it was hidden, and Charlene rises and begins her reign of terror and revenge with a very sharp knife. A totally creepy read with some pretty scary moments, especially with her skeleton wandering around in the shadows, in the dark, at night, around the river and the ranch house where she used to live and where Daniel’s family is currently staying. This was another great horror read by Ruby Jean Jensen with an interesting cast of characters, really great atmosphere, and some spooky and tense situations....more
Ted and Janet Conway move into Ted’s ancestral home in Louisiana, along with their children (teenage twins Jared and Kim, and baby Molly) after Ted’s Ted and Janet Conway move into Ted’s ancestral home in Louisiana, along with their children (teenage twins Jared and Kim, and baby Molly) after Ted’s estranged aunt dies. Ted is an alcoholic who was just fired from his job so this seems like a fresh beginning for them. But the house has a legacy of evil that, at first, they try to overlook. But as time goes by, and strange things start happening, along with the total change of behavior in their son Jared, they realize they were wrong in moving here.
I totally enjoyed this book. It was a very creepy, chilling, and captivating read. The house itself was quite eerie, with descriptions of long gloomy halls, darkness outside the windows that goes on and on, a dank and spooky cellar, and people having horrifying dreams (or are they) within the house. The story was easy to read and I was always looking forward to getting back to the book to see what was going to happen next.
Young Felicia is attacked one night while going through the woods near her home. Nine months later she gives birth to a son, Jeremy. But why does JereYoung Felicia is attacked one night while going through the woods near her home. Nine months later she gives birth to a son, Jeremy. But why does Jeremy never cry? Why do the nurses hired to watch him never last long? Why do strange things happen when the lights are out?
This was a totally captivating read that had me quickly turning the pages to see what was going to happen next. Jeremy was a very creepy baby. The book had lots of tense situations and an interesting cast of characters. Another chilling read by Ruby Jean Jensen. ...more
Widowed Ruth Bennett (in her forties) lives in an old, historical home in Georgetown, Washington D.C. with her twenty-year-old niece, Sara. During a dWidowed Ruth Bennett (in her forties) lives in an old, historical home in Georgetown, Washington D.C. with her twenty-year-old niece, Sara. During a dinner party held in her home, a séance is held and a ghost temporarily takes possession of Sara. Eventually Ruth, Sara’s boyfriend Bruce, and an anthropology Professor Pat MacDougal try to find out what is haunting Ruth’s home and why.
I enjoyed this book even though it was slow and talky at times. The story took place in the late 1960’s and the era was described quite well. I liked the eerie feelings in the house, the cold in certain parts of the rooms, the apparitions. I was curious to see how everything would turn out in the end.
John Avery has spent the last seven years looking for his missing girlfriend, Michelle. (Michelle went on a skiing holiday with someRating - 3.5 stars
John Avery has spent the last seven years looking for his missing girlfriend, Michelle. (Michelle went on a skiing holiday with some friends and they were never seen again.) Now John is contacted by the police. A ranger has found a videotape machine with a video in it in the wilderness, and on it is a message from Michelle. This prompts the sheriff to form a search party. The party goes into the snowy wilderness in search for some answers. But they discover something more terrifying than they would have imagined…
This was a very eerie and tense read. It had great atmosphere… the snow, the cold, the wind, the isolation, and the characters not knowing what is out there. I didn’t like how the story ended, though. This book can be read as a stand-alone, but it is better to read with the previous one, “Snowblind”, which I enjoyed a bit more....more
Great thriller about a killer doll named Zenoa. The story follows her throughout the years, from 1870 to 1993. Beautiful Zenoa is given many times as Great thriller about a killer doll named Zenoa. The story follows her throughout the years, from 1870 to 1993. Beautiful Zenoa is given many times as a gift to different young girls, who eventually end up frightened of the doll, are convinced she moves, and that she is evil. The adults usually don’t believe the little girls which lead to tragic consequences for all. The story is told in three parts, which are somewhat connected. This was a very captivating book, I had a hard time putting it down. The atmosphere was great, Zenoa was totally creepy and scary. There were many interesting characters in this book, some I liked, and some I didn’t. I was sad to see some of the likable ones die.
A highly entertaining and spooky read, full of tension, chills, and suspense....more
In a small village in Somerset, England, thirty years ago, ten-year-old Melanie Parr met a horrible fate during a storm. She was a very bad, evil chilIn a small village in Somerset, England, thirty years ago, ten-year-old Melanie Parr met a horrible fate during a storm. She was a very bad, evil child. Now she is back and she wants revenge on those she holds responsible...
At first, I was enjoying this book, it was creepy with good atmosphere. The young girl Melanie was horrible. But I really disliked how things turned out at the end.
A captivating and eerie story about a group of horror authors who are invited to go to a house known to be haunted (on Halloween) to take part in an oA captivating and eerie story about a group of horror authors who are invited to go to a house known to be haunted (on Halloween) to take part in an online interview. Afterwards they all live to regret it…
I really enjoyed this story. I was curious to see how everything would work out in the end. The scenes at the house were spooky and atmospheric.
A short and spooky story about a man who wakes up in the night in a mausoleum. As he goes through the graveyard he hears screams and encounters some sA short and spooky story about a man who wakes up in the night in a mausoleum. As he goes through the graveyard he hears screams and encounters some strange creatures/vampires in the night. He hurries home to get to his young daughter and make sure she is safe…
A quick and frantic read. Extremely short, but fun to read around Halloween. ...more
Ten-year-old Josh MacCallum doesn’t fit in. He is extremely intelligent and he keeps skipping ahead grades in school. The kids don’t like him because Ten-year-old Josh MacCallum doesn’t fit in. He is extremely intelligent and he keeps skipping ahead grades in school. The kids don’t like him because he’s too smart. Josh is younger than his other classmates and they pick fights with him and they think the teachers favor him. Josh’s mother (Brenda) is barely getting by. Her no-good husband has left and she has another kid to feed (Melinda, Josh’s baby sister). After Brenda gets called in to talk to the principal about Josh getting into another fight at school, the principal suggests a school that would be interested in Josh, the Barrington Academy, a cliff-top mansion overlooking the pacific coast. Eventually Brenda gives it some serious thought and takes Josh there to check it out. Josh finally feels like he fits in and decides to stay. But what about strange Dr. Engersol and his weird experiments. And some people at the school aren’t what they seem. As time goes by, many people are turning up dead…
I really enjoyed this book. As the story progressed, and I found out what the experiments were all about, it was quite creepy. I liked some characters, like Josh, his young friend Amy, and their English teacher Mr. Connors. Then there were some annoying and evil characters that I hoped would eventually get what they deserved. The story had good atmosphere, especially the Academy, with its creaky old elevators, secret basement rooms, etc… I found myself quickly turning the pages to see what was going to happen next.
A dark, chilling, but totally gripping prequel to Jeffrey Caston’s “Food” series. I felt bad for Sharren and what she had to go through to try to feedA dark, chilling, but totally gripping prequel to Jeffrey Caston’s “Food” series. I felt bad for Sharren and what she had to go through to try to feed her family. A captivating short story in which, at times, I felt disturbed by what I was reading, but also really very curious to see what was going to happen next!
Another good, entertaining horror read by Jeffrey Caston....more
Days before the New York Museum of Natural History is about to have a huge gala exhibition, people are getting murdered within the museum. Is it a serDays before the New York Museum of Natural History is about to have a huge gala exhibition, people are getting murdered within the museum. Is it a serial killer, or something even more dangerous?
This was an extremely enjoyable thriller, and I had a hard time putting it down. I loved the setting, in a very large museum, with tons of dark creepy rooms filled with rare artifacts, dinosaur bones, and lots of winding tunnels running underneath. I really liked some of the characters, like Pendergast, Margo, Dr. Frock, and Lieutenant D’Agosta. Some characters were annoying and I looked forward to them getting bumped off. The creature was quite horrible and scary.
Exciting conclusion to the four-book short story serial “House of Crows”. I liked how all the characters from the previous books were assembled towardExciting conclusion to the four-book short story serial “House of Crows”. I liked how all the characters from the previous books were assembled towards the end, and the secrets of the past were revealed. This whole series was really good, with terrific atmosphere, interesting characters, and a captivating storyline. These stories should be read in order since the story keeps continuing.
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