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Loading... House of Skin (edition 2012)by Jonathan Janz
Work InformationHouse of Skin by Jonathan Janz
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  IreneCole | Jul 27, 2022 |   moonlit.shelves | Jan 21, 2020 | The narrative is punctuated with horrific episodes of undiluted savagery. They are uncomfortable and written with an admirable lack of self-consciousness. It's also an interesting story with plenty of unexpected directions. It has all the hallmarks of a great horror novel. However, I did not connect terribly well with this book. I found it hard to keep characters straight at times, and the timeline of events was hard to follow sometimes, too; not what sequence they happened in but how far apart they happened. And I didn't really feel a positive connection to any of the characters, not even Sam. Many thanks to Flame Tree Press for the ARC. My voluntary review is my honest opinion. (  ) AngelaJMaher | May 4, 2019 | Characterizations are good, perhaps even a bit above par for a book like this. The background of the tale unfolds rather languidly, but there's enough sex and gory mayhem to keep the reader engaged as the little mysteries begin to reveal themselves. Hauntings, possessions, generational interplay, family saga, redneck tomfoolery, and a pretty damned neat, malevolent old house all work together to keep things interesting. Worth noting, however, that this book is considerably more bleak and mean-spirited than The Sorrows was. That worked really well for me, but if you like your horror a little less sordid and a little less spiteful, adjust my rating down by a star or two. (  ) Daninsky | Aug 19, 2017 | Slow build, patience required. The pace picked up around page 175, built steadily to climax, and ended strong. A couple good scares. No surprises though. I'd read another book by Janz. ***WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILER FOLLOWS*** I wouldn't classify this as a "ghost" story. Annabel seemed more like an ancient evil being like a demon or deity as opposed to an evil human spirit. That's the vibe I picked up. ( ) flying_monkeys | Apr 9, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
"Fans of ghost stories like The Haunting of Hill House and Hell House will love this book." - Horror Maiden Myles Carver is dead. But his estate, Watermere, lives on, waiting for a new Carver to move in. Myles's wife, Annabel, is dead too, but she is also waiting, lying in her grave in the woods. For nearly half a century she was responsible for a nightmarish reign of terror, and she's not prepared to stop now. She is hungry to live again...and her unsuspecting nephew, Paul, will be the key. Julia Merrow has a secret almost as dark as Watermere's. But when she and Paul fall in love they think their problems might be over. How can they know what Fate--and Annabel--have in store for them? Who could imagine that what was once a moldering corpse in a forest grave is growing stronger every day, eager to take her rightful place amongst the horrors of Watermere? FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. No library descriptions found. |
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This was a masterful story of evil that never dies.
I received an advance copy for review. (