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Mar 23, 2023Randa16 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
An original historical horror/folktale story
Jan 21, 2023JollyBaba rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is the third book I've read by this author, along with The Blacktongue Thief and Between Two Fires. I didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the other two but this was his first novel so I can definitely say his work gets better as he…
May 22, 2022mini_moon_pie rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
So very good. Just get started and enjoy the ride. Delicious horror that has me riveted!
Sep 20, 2021vampirehelpdesk rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
If you went into this book blind like I did, you probably read it in the best way possible. I had no idea what revelation was coming in this novel, and I found it to be a delicious surprise. The writing is rich and almost cozy, which made…
Jul 02, 2021Eric_Max rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Above average horror with slow aimless build-up that can seem to take a little long to get going. I personally found the banter and interaction with the townsfolk entertaining enough to carry the novel forward. I thought the plot was…
Jun 25, 2021SLDESLIPPE rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I think I've previously acknowledged that I'm not a very critical reader. I wish I was. I wish I wasn't so literal-minded that I need Sparknotes to take me by the hand and explain the book to me, but I suppose we can't all be poets. I…
Aug 01, 2020Alpha_zzz rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
The author seemed obsessed with the human body and sex. Dora and Frank were engaged in sex - lots and lots. Then there was a lot of description about how they sweated. Uh, once is enough to figure out it’s hot without reading about…
lstone10
Jun 07, 2019lstone10 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Extremely well written, although I was a bit disappointed by the lack of creativity for the actual threat they meet.
Feb 17, 2019BOortwyn rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Great book. I floated through the first fifty pages or so, but by the middle, this book had a hold on me. It was gripping. Awesome imagery. I really enjoyed this tale.
Jun 24, 2018WoodneathTaylor rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book was super atmospheric- but the perfect amount of it. In the past when I've read gothic anything- I am bored to tears by too many descriptions of architecture and linen. Definitely not the case with this one. The writing was…
Jul 11, 2017
Loved this book. Could not put it down. Suspenseful and well written with just enough twists to make it unpredictable .
Oct 29, 2015DeltaQueen50 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman was for me, a great Halloween read. It was atmospheric, had some truly terrifying moments and was well written. Set in the Depression years of the early 1930s, the setting had an authentic…
Mar 26, 2015gusmcrae rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Really creepy novel that grabbed me in from the start. It was a good read from the beginning and then about 100 pages in came one of the scariest scenes I've read in awhile. And it just kept building from there. I'm often let down by the…
May 01, 2014MillardMari rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This will creep up on you; be prepared to enjoy and run! It is horrific and apparently being made into a movie.
May 27, 2013finn75 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A really great tale that sends chills down your back! Creepy!
May 09, 2013welcha1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Listened to the audio version - very well read - suspenseful and exciting. A good listen for sure!
Nov 29, 2012
I normally wouldn’t go near a zombie novel but this is something different. It’s set after World War I when an academic and his wife settle in a small Southern town where, years before, horrific things happened on a slave plantation. What…
DesPlainesReaders
Nov 02, 2011DesPlainesReaders rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Creepy and scary!
Oct 20, 2011Nords rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Simply one of the best horror/thriller books I've read in a long time. If you like early Stephen King or Dean Koontz, you'll really like this book. It has a very interesting setting and time period (deep south in the US in the years…