In the summer of 1994, psychologist Daniel Hill buys a rustic farmhouse nestled in the rolling hills of West Virginia.
Along with his wife and teenage daughter, the family uproots their lives in Ohio and moves south. They are initially seduced by the natural beauty of the country setting. That soon changes when they discover a hidden room in the basement with a well, boarded shut and adorned with crucifixes.
Local legends about the previous owner being an exorcist come to light, but by then, all Hell has broken loose.
This 1990s horror novel is perfect for fans of family thriller books, stories of demonic possession, exorcism fiction, the occult, or thrillers like The Exorcist, A Head Full of Ghosts, and The Amityville Horror.
After reading Anathema, this is the next book in the series. If you have not read Anathema, I recommend it because it's a banger of a book.
"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍. 𝑰𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆. 𝑰𝒇 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒕—𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍—𝒊𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅.❞
In this story there is a house out in the country that once belonged to a self-proclaimed exorcist. Now owned by Daniel and his family they have hired a construction crew to make the house livable again as there was once a fire inside. Once the family is settled in, they quickly discover that there is something strange about the basement. A secret room with a hidden well with crucifixes all around and an old trunk. After opening the room, strange occurrences begin to happen. Loss of memory, loss of time, and rotten smells permeating from the basement. There is something sinister and unsettling about the well and the family finds themselves beginning to battle something evil within their home.
There are many things that occur within this story. Ghosts appearing, an evil entity, haunted minds, battling inner guilt from past occurrences, and something evil that craves possession of the flesh. Horrific scenes of death. A creepy, claustrophobic, rotten smelling basement where evil permeates every corner.
I really hate basements and if it was me, I would run like hell and never return.
Now, I am going to be completely honest here and admit that I really wasn't scared reading this, I think I am a bit desensitized after reading horror books for many, many years. But it was entertaining and worth reading. It had a strong ending that has a connection to Anathema which I was very satisfied with.
4 Stars
Song Pairing: Shepherd of Fire
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