When the Conways move into their ancestral home in Louisiana after the death of an estranged aunt, it is with the promise of a new beginning. But the house has a life of its own. Abandoned for the last forty years, surrounded by thick trees and a stifling sense of melancholy, the sprawling Victorian house seems to swallow up the sunlight. Deep within the cold cellar and etched into the very walls is a long, dark history of the Conway name--a grim bloodline poisoned by suicide, strange disappearances, voodoo rituals and rumors of murder. But the family knows nothing of the soul-shattering secrets that snake through generations of their past. They do not know that terror awaits them. For with each generation of the Conways comes a hellish day of reckoning...

The characters, the plot, the pure Evil and terrible happenings that kept my eyes wide open at night.

Sometimes, Saul’s writing style bothers me. He has a “no-shit” way of writing. He gets his point across simply without too much decorating. In some instances, that’s perfect for me. Other times, I’d like him to embellish the limbs.



Also, I must confess, some of the scenes were a little typical. The end, although satisfying, threw me off a bit. It left me undecided.

I wanted to continue reading other John Saul works. He has hooked me.

Frightened, disgusted, entertained, annoyed, frustrated with Janet Conway…

John Saul. He has written a number of horror novels, usually centreing around children as both the hero, and the villain.

It’s terribly frightening and grotesque. It had great twists, bizarre characters and a terrifying premise in which the plot is built on.

This book touches and goes rather in depth upon: voodoo, death of human beings and animals, evil, sex, supernatural occurrences, and Satan.



This is a good, straightforward horror. Go buy it!

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