Entertaining Demons

Fifteen year old Molly has problems most teens don’t. Her mother lives in a mental care facility, heavily sedated. The home she shares with her grandfather has been taken over by cameras and a crew, and her life is broadcast every week, on one of those reality shows about the supernatural. Why? The house is haunted. And the focus of the haunting is Molly.

She just wants to celebrate her 16th birthday with her friends, but they become alienated from her. People in town point and stare and whisper about her. And she can’t get enough sleep, because the haunt walks up and down the hall, rattling her door knob, and otherwise being a nuisance. Still.. It’s not so bad.

Then one night the door to her room bursts open. Things are flung off show more the shelves. And it starts touching her… in truly sickening ways. But they’ve already found that leaving the house doesn’t leave the haunt behind… and the contract with the TV company says she can’t quit anyway.

Molly’s grandfather seems oddly unconcerned about a lot of it, although he does blow up at times- usually at the film crew. The only one who seems truly on Molly’s side is Samuel, the huge parapsychologist who is the official investigator.

We’re not very far into the story before we are told that it’s not a ghost, but a demon, that’s after Molly. In fact, we are introduced to two more characters who are *also* demons. They have a big interest in the investigation.

The story is quite dark and gory. There is a lot of graphic torture. There is also a fair bit of satire. Not laugh out loud stuff, but a pretty pointed look at modern society. The tale is told pretty well, right up to the end and then it sort of falls apart a bit. I’d already figured out the cause of the haunting- the author drops a few clues, but not blatant ones- but I was not satisfied with the ending. Four stars, with a warning for over the top violence. show less

I was given this book complimentary from LibraryThing.com in e-book form in return for my honest review. Everything stated in this review is of my own opinion and I was not compensated monetarily for providing this review.

The first chapter of this book had me thinking, damn, another ghost stories, but then it picked up the pace and got good. It stayed good right to the end when it suddenly fell apart.

To put this book into football terminology, the snap was a bit sloppy nu the plays moved the football down the field nicely with a few unexpected plays on the way but the final pass was dropped in the end zone and we had to settle for a field goal.

An enjoyable read with a new look at demons but not so new that traditionalists like myself show more are alienated.

Expect good things in the future from this author, B-. show less

Disclaimer: I received this book for free from LibraryThing in return for an honest review.

Thanks to the haunting surrounding Molly she is now the star of the reality show PI: Paranormal Investigations. She now has fame and money but all she wants to do is celebrate her 16th birthday with her friends. But as her birthday approaches the haunting escalates and demons arrive in her English hometown. Can the Samuel, the host of PI, help her? And what does her unknown father have to do with everything happening now?

Overall I enjoyed the plot of this book. I did not see the ending coming. However this book is full of gore and violence especially towards women. If you are not a fan of gore I would not suggest this book for you. However if that show more doesn't bother you I would suggest this book for anyone interested in the supernatural. show less

Interesting read, but not a book I would normally read. I received this from Library Thing to read and review. Not sure what I thought when I requested it, but this was not what I expected. Molly is a star of a paranormal reality show because she is being haunted—but what actually is going on is much worse than that. Molly wants to celebrate her 16th birthday with friends, but, as it approaches, her hauntings grow and, then, demons become part of her strange haunting story. Can Samuel, the host of the show she stars in, help her? Also, what is there about her parentage that makes us question how that has impacted on Molly? How about her grandfather?

The violence toward women and gore are definitely a big, important part of this book, show more so if you do not enjoy reading about these aspects or have definite opinions about them, this book may not be for you. There are several moments of true horror and mystery that pervade the book. Despite this, I found the book interesting to read, though, as I said, I am not really a fan of this genre, and this story was way beyond what I might have chosen myself to read. Still, I am not sorry I requested or read it, as I got a totally new perspective on an area I had not thought much about. The story is an interesting one, and one I will not soon forget. If you are into good horror, terror and a bit of solid mystery, this is a good book for you—or if you want to try something a bit different and/or are looking to branch out into new genres. show less

Received early reviewer copy from librarything.com. This was a difficult book to read due to graphic violence and gore. The awful situation of the 15 year old protagonist’s life is underplayed while the horrific violence is applied with a heavy hand.

This was a great book, about demons cavorting around the UK. Molly lives with her grandfather and is on a reality ghost hunter show. Everybody thinks she is being haunted, but what really is going on is much worse! This book doesn't hold back the punches, and the ending is shocking.

This book presents an interesting tale of horror intensified by graphic sexual violence. A teenage girl is subjected to terror and violence that is broadcast in a reality tv program. Ancient, immortal evil preys on humans across the world. Anyone sensitive to gratuitous violence against women might want to give this a miss.