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Scream of Silence

by Bryan Cassiday

Series: Demons (1)

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How much would you sacrifice to become wealthy and successful?The hit man Gordon Carney, his wife Karen, a frustrated writer trying to break into print, and their son Brady move into a Spanish-style bungalow in the Hollywood Hills where they experience inexplicable and chilling events. Becoming paranoid Karen suspects the other family members of plotting against her. She comes to believe the house is driving them crazy because it's haunted. She hires a medium, who Gordon thinks is a quack, to exorcise the house. Meanwhile, Karen investigates the former owners when she finds out none of the neighbors will talk about them. Consumed with curiosity, Karen discovers that the owner was the wannabe film actor Deirdre Turner who idolized Marilyn Monroe. Karen believes the actor's obsession with the unstable movie star drove her to commit an unspeakable crime. Continuing to investigate Deirdre, Karen, like Deirdre, makes the shocking discovery of what it takes to become rich and successful in Hollywood and uncovers a diabolical evil that puts her entire family at risk.… (more)

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The beginning of the story was very good, very interesting and decently paced, but the middle slowed things down considerably. it picked back up towards the end but perhaps a little too much as the ending seemed slightly rushed. It was still a very decent story all around. I am excited to see what other works the author has released. ( )
  MoonlyteRose | Jun 9, 2024 |
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Engaging start with the hitman storyline, but then things seemed to get stuck with the demonic possession of the house, with dialogue and events that were repetitive and slow moving. I felt no empathy for the main characters and the relationship between parents and child came across as bizarre. I found myself increasingly speed reading which is always a shame. The ending section suddenly progressed the story but contained a particularly graphic and unpleasant scenario which I found jarred with the rest of the story. Given three stars because I was enjoying the story from the outset up until it seemed to get bogged down. ( )
  InspectorB | Jun 5, 2024 |
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Good start and very interesting ending but the middle left a lot to be desired. The beginning started off like a good horror story with strong writing. It could have used more character development though. In the middle, the writing changed using phrases like “Demon shmemon,” and I was beginning to wonder if it was supposed to be a spoof horror story. Lots of dialogue but not much story movement until near the end. ( )
  IPagen | Jun 4, 2024 |
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How much would you sacrifice to become wealthy and successful?The hit man Gordon Carney, his wife Karen, a frustrated writer trying to break into print, and their son Brady move into a Spanish-style bungalow in the Hollywood Hills where they experience inexplicable and chilling events. Becoming paranoid Karen suspects the other family members of plotting against her. She comes to believe the house is driving them crazy because it's haunted. She hires a medium, who Gordon thinks is a quack, to exorcise the house. Meanwhile, Karen investigates the former owners when she finds out none of the neighbors will talk about them. Consumed with curiosity, Karen discovers that the owner was the wannabe film actor Deirdre Turner who idolized Marilyn Monroe. Karen believes the actor's obsession with the unstable movie star drove her to commit an unspeakable crime. Continuing to investigate Deirdre, Karen, like Deirdre, makes the shocking discovery of what it takes to become rich and successful in Hollywood and uncovers a diabolical evil that puts her entire family at risk.

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