Genre: Psychological Horror / Thriller
Tropes: Small Town Secrets, Unreliable Narrator, Disappearances, Serial Killer Threads, Short-Story Structure, High Tension
Spice Level: None
Format: Physical Copy (Signed Edition)
Series: Standalone
Over the course of a year several people had gone missing from a section of deep country-side never to be heard from again. Rumors abound, but no one knows for sure what happened. A young woman obsessed with their fates begins to live them. Are they real or a figment of her imagination?
I
received a physical copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest
review. That book was signed and even had a cute little photo of the actual
farmhouse the author based the stories around.
I like this book if you think of it like a
series of short stories around one area. If you try to connect each chapter
into one overall story that is where it gets confusing. I read it and reread
parts and I still don’t know how they are connected. Outside of the murder bit.
That isn’t to say the book is bad,
far from it. We have a high tension read where you never know if anyone is going
to survive. Just because a story is from that person’s perspective doesn’t mean
they will make it. I loved that part, because we usually know someone will live
till the end.
The book is well written as a
series of short stories. Each chapter has a new instance set in the same
general area with the same murderer. That person may or may not be alive, but
the risk is still the same. The stories had a very Twilight Zone feel to them
and I would absolutely read more by this author in the future.
This book is available on Amazon
for $8.99 by clicking here.
You’ll Love This Book If You Enjoy:
- Psychological horror with an ambiguous edge
- Anthology-style storytelling
- Small town or rural thriller settings
- Stories where anyone can die
- Twilight Zone–inspired tension
- Atmospheric horror over gore
This is a strong, well-written collection that thrives on mood and unpredictability. I would absolutely read more from this author in the future.
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