Supernatural Horror and Adults

King, S. (2007).  The mist.  Signet. After a devastating storm, David Drayton, his son Billy and the neighbour Brent Norton go to the local supermarket to stock up on supplies. Things quickly go south as they and the other shoppers are trapped by a thick mist that has engulfed the town. The first to try and leave are quickly torn asunder by otherworldly creatures inhabiting the mist. To make matters worse the local religious zealot, Mr Carmody, begins to convince others that this is a sign from God that they need to repent for their sins…with a sacrifice. Can David and his son make it out alive? In my whole life, I’ve only read one horror book and it was by Stephen King, not this one though, one of his lesser-known works. From what I was able to read, the Mist is better. The details of the thunderstorms that were the precursor to the story had me on edge somehow. There were no fluffy, fancy words, just straight to the point for everything, allowing the reader to immediately be...

Lovecraft, H. (2016).  The Complete Fiction of H. P. Lovecraft (Chartwell Classics, 2) . Chartwell Classics. Before Stephen King, there was H.P. Lovecraft, master, and creator of eldritch horror, leading supernatural horror author of the twentieth century. Dive into his classic tales of terror in the second installment of Chartwell Classic, in which you will find a plethora of famous short stories and novellas such as ‘The Call of Cthulhu, ‘The thing on the door step’ and ‘The shadow out of time’, as well as many more. When it comes to the complete collection of one of the greatest horror writers in history, you’ll be hard-pressed not to find a story that will make you shiver. I’ll admit, I’ve never read any of Lovecraft’s works, this doesn’t mean I don’t know of him though. It took him barley twenty years to forever leave a mark in history and I aspire to do the same. The way he writes in the first person is one of my favourites, elegant, poetic in a sense that makes you spellboun...

Koontz, D. (2020). Devoted . Seattle: Thomas & Mercer. Woody Bookman is scared, he’s only eleven years old and he is certain there’s a monster after him and his mother, one that killed his father. Yet in all his eleven years of life, he’s never spoken a word, but thankfully he’s not alone. A Golden Retriever named Kipp has the unique ability to communicate to people without speaking, just like Woody and when he hears the boy speak to him, Kipp knows he must save Woody. But Woody’s fears are real, someone is coming, a man filled with darkness and a twisted plan in mind for the boy and his mother. Can they be saved from his primal power? I couldn’t help but feel deeply and personally offended by this book, saying that Woody has been diagnosed with autism but without any of the trials and pains that come with it, the mother even going so far as to call it an ‘affliction’. Even after some research, I found that the author has either no or very little connection with anyone on the spect...