The House Next Door by Darcy Coates

The House Next Door
by Darcy Coates 

Blurb

I live next to a haunted house.

I began to suspect something was wrong with the gothic building when its family fled in the middle of the night, the children screaming, the mother crying. They never came back to pack up their furniture.

No family stays long. Animals avoid the place. Once, I thought I saw a woman’s silhouette pacing through the upstairs room… but that seems impossible; no one was living there at the time.

A new occupant, Anna, has just moved in. I paid her a visit to warn her about the building. I didn’t expect us to become friends, but we did. And now that Marwick House is waking up, she’s asked me to stay with her.

I never intended to become involved with the building or its vengeful, dead inhabitant. But now I have to save Anna… before it’s too late for the both of us.

Review-

Jo lives next to a haunted house, the family that lived there vacates the house running away in the middle of the night. Then after a long time, a woman, Anna comes to stay there. Jo befriends her and enters the house. Anna has her own troubles, dealing with her ex. Jo helps her in all ways possible until the ghost of the house takes over. The characters are superb! Very realistic and engaging. I found myself agreeing to seeing such characters in real life. 

Jo is lonely, cat lady who prefers staying away from her relatives. Anna and her friendship is very heart-touching. The ghost part is creepy and is good enough to give you nightmares. Ending is full of twist and turns and still a happy ending.

Darcy Coates is for sure, my favourite author.  Read the book in just 2 days!

The House Next Door: A Short Horror Story (Horrors Next Door) Kindle Edition by Tom Coleman

The House Next Door: A Short Horror Story (Horrors Next Door) Kindle Edition

by Tom Coleman 

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Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Can't put down! Not too scary but very engaging! Loved it! So this girl goes to the house next door to find out if its haunted and is gone forever...

Sarah's next door neighbour is an elderly widower. He just likes to plant roses, that's it. Everyone thinks he is creepy but Sarah. She decides to pay him a visit and enters his house. He lets her in and then she is trapped! 

What she discovers inside the house is beyond imagination and the story is ended with a cliffhanger. I surely wanna know what happened next!

Diary Of A Monster

Diary Of A Monster
Dear Diary Series


Valeria D'avila, Mo'nica Lo'pez
Illustrations - Laura Aguerrebehere
Translation- David Warriner


My Review-

Wouldn't it be cool if you could just check out the diary of a Real Monster?
This book provides insight into the life of monster through his notes in his diary.
In his diary, he boasts how evil and ugly he is. How he is super happy to scare people!
How he loves having toad soup or mosquitoes or worm cake as dinner.
How at his sight, everyone screams. How he enjoys staying in the lake but his tail feels sore.
How he loves hugs from his mom and likes to hear about fairies.
Cool, Naughty and Funny!
Thank you Netgalley for the copy!

Book Review: The Angry Ghost and Other Stories

The Angry Ghost and Other Stories

Author- Peter Spokes

Price - $4.96 (Kindle)



My Review-

3 Stars

 The narration creates the atmosphere for a gripping horror but it also tests your patience at the same time.
This is more like that horror movie, where you ask "when will the ghost come?" Written in a slow style and  predictable at times but still interesting.
Not very scary but still good to cause you to have nightmares.
A very unique and stand out horror collection.
Thank you Netgalley!

About- A collection of spooky ghost stories and dark tales based on the classic style of horror/supernatural writing, The Angry Ghost and Other Stories introduces a return to classic form with a fresh perspective. A man journeying to Cornwall seeking a Ghost - and flowers, an obnoxious bully being welcomed to spend the evening at an old museum, and an author of fictional horror unable to take his friend seriously when he’s told of the Werewolf roaming around his village are just three of a collection that will have you reading with every light on.

The stories have a chilling undertone, a sense of unease without outright horror which is matched by its cast of characters that run the gamut from the ordinary to the undead. These characters share the same fate, a confrontation with something unearthly and should not exist - that is, except in a world where creatures of darkness can still, occasionally, break through. The book also features a mix of voices, from first person to third, and from past to present tense which keeps the pace fast, exciting and varied. With descriptive language, the tales bring with them an atmosphere not easily shrugged off.

“Ultimately, the storyteller weaves his tale of dark possibilities to coax out and into the light creatures that may occasionally intrude upon the living, but never encroach upon or breach the shield of safety of the listener. For the listener is always safe from ghosts…almost always.”
 
 

 

Happy Halloween & A Book Review

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Night of the Puppet People

(Goosebumps Most Wanted #8) (Goosebumps: Most Wanted)

 

R. L. Stine

 

Happy Halloween!

 

I'd this book on my 'To-read' shelf for a long time! Finally I got to read it!

The story begins with Jenny and her brother Ben's birthday party. They are both five year old twins.

A puppet show is arranged which turns out awfully scary for them. Since then, Jenny and Ben hate everything-Puppets!

Seven years later, they are still scared of puppets. But for a school variety show, they decide to perform a Puppet skit to beat Anna and Maria.

And they find three weird and scary puppets at their friends place.

The trouble starts as the puppets aren't as good as they seem. Soon Ben's life is in danger! And the only way to save him is to find the one who created those puppets.

 

This book is gonna give you creeps if you are already scared of puppets! It's interesting as well as gripping throughout. I can't put it down.
The end is unexpected as usual. I loved it.

 

 

Book blurb

 

Ben and Jenny Renfro are terrified of puppets and they don't know why. It's just been a fear that the twins have shared for as long as they can remember. Yes, they are creeped out by all kinds of puppets, but especially marionettes. Something about all of those wires is extra scary.

The twins are determined to defeat their class rivals by winning their school's talent contest. And that means doing whatever it takes. Even if they have to surround themselves by the thing they hate most--puppets! But there is more to these guys than just string and glue. Something evil is hanging around. Will Ben and Jenny be able to take control?

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Goosebumps: The Haunted School

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Goosebumps: The Haunted School

R. L. Stine



 Tommy Frazer, 12, is the new boy at the Bell Valley Middle School. He is desperate to make friends and hence he agrees to volunteer Dance Decoration Committee.

Thalia and Ben are his partners in the work. Thalia is that girl who does a lot of makeup and Ben is the funny guy. I did find him funny, I mean his jokes.

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As Tommy moves along the school he finds and hears strange sounds which no one else hears. But things turns worst when Tommy and Ben enter an old lift in the old school building.

I really enjoyed this book. I enjoy ALL "Goosebumps" Book, I thought I should mention that.
This book is super scary and you can't guess what happens next. I read this in a single sitting in about a few hours.
A true page turner!
The ending is unexpected and amazing! I just loved it. I bought the paperback from Amazon and its pretty cool.

You should find out for yourself if the school is haunted or... more than haunted.

Summary 

They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare!

He's hearing voices . . . from another world!

Tommy Frazer's dad just got married. Now Tommy's got a new mom. And he's going to a new school -- Bell Valley Middle School.

Tommy doesn't hate school. But it's hard making friends. And his new school is so big, it's easy to get lost. Which is exactly what happens.

Tommy gets lost -- lost in a maze of empty classrooms. And that's when he hears the voices. Kids' voices crying for help. Voices coming from behind the classroom walls. . . .

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Book Review: Horror Library Volume Six

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Horror Library Volume 6

Multiple authors

A horror for every taste. This book that has a collection of stories by 27 different authors is horror masterpiece in itself.

I'd like to mention "The Night Truck" by Stephanie Bedwell Grime. The story is narrated simply, but still it scares you very much. It's my favourite in the whole book.

"The Plumber" is another story that will leave you scared and feeling Ugh!

All the stories have there own and unique narration style. Making every story stand out from the other.

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This was my first time reading Horror Library and I'm hooked. Will definitely be looking out the future volumes and the ones that are already published.

One thing I'd like to add, if you read the book in darkness or when alone, you will be frightened for weeks.

Thank you Netgalley for the copy.