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Ten
Spring, 2000. A new season, a new Millennium, and for Chris Allsop and his wife Nicola, a new start. Things haven't been great between them recently, but now they have a new home in a new town, and as Tony Blair's New Labour would have it, "Things Can Only Get Better." However, the town they've moved into. Muncaster, is rotten to the core, corrupted by the evil acts carried out by a dead man, and their new home is the epicentre of depravity and degredation. They've just moved in - will they survive long enough to move out? A TERRIFYING paranormal thriller, Ten deals with the persistence of evil, the charisma of the corrupt, and the bravery of confrontation.
348 pages, Paperback
Published April 4, 2023
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April 16, 2024
This supernatural thriller by prolific author Terry Kerr is one more example of why this guy should be at the top of every publishing house’s list of potential best-selling authors, and why he should be a best-selling author.
Kerr gradually ramps up the suspense in this story about a troubled young couple who move into a new home in a very weird town. Told from the protagonist Chris’s point of view, the reader learns there is much more to Chris and his rocky relationship with his wife via his thoughts and feelings which are often ironically comical. Their marriage is no bed of roses and is, in fact, a place of cold resistance by his wife who has refused to consummate their marriage.
Adding to the tension between them is Chris’s suspicion his wife may be attracted to a local politician with deep ties to the town’s beloved long deceased leader. It also doesn’t help matters that the disembodied voice of a child in the home occasionally inquires, “Who’s there?” and his neighbors are a collection of suspicious eccentrics who seem to be guarding an abundance of secrets.
Kerr’s writing is topnotch as always, his insight into the human psyche is profound, and his ability to pull the reader into his protagonist’s world is masterful.
TEN is a compelling and satisfying read I highly recommend.
Five glimmering stars!
Kerr gradually ramps up the suspense in this story about a troubled young couple who move into a new home in a very weird town. Told from the protagonist Chris’s point of view, the reader learns there is much more to Chris and his rocky relationship with his wife via his thoughts and feelings which are often ironically comical. Their marriage is no bed of roses and is, in fact, a place of cold resistance by his wife who has refused to consummate their marriage.
Adding to the tension between them is Chris’s suspicion his wife may be attracted to a local politician with deep ties to the town’s beloved long deceased leader. It also doesn’t help matters that the disembodied voice of a child in the home occasionally inquires, “Who’s there?” and his neighbors are a collection of suspicious eccentrics who seem to be guarding an abundance of secrets.
Kerr’s writing is topnotch as always, his insight into the human psyche is profound, and his ability to pull the reader into his protagonist’s world is masterful.
TEN is a compelling and satisfying read I highly recommend.
Five glimmering stars!
June 10, 2023
Terry Kerr’s books are always just far enough from the norm for horror stories to make them stand out from the crowd. Ten is no exception. Ten starts with a couple moving into an apartment. Like all of Kerr’s characters, they, and their behavior, are believable. This includes the way they react to their new home, which seems normal at first. Shortly after they move in, however, they begin to experience things they can’t explain. The horror element builds slowly. Even when it’s obvious that there is a problem, it’s difficult to be positive what the problem is and even some question if it’s worth being concerned over. Mundane things, a new job with difficult co-workers, complicated relationships with each other and local people, a town that isn’t quite “right”, and strange neighbors seem more important to the couple than a few weird events. Even when the paranormal becomes impossible to ignore, it’s difficult to tell who it threatens and why. When those questions are answered at the end of the book the answers, and the conclusions, might not be what the reader expects. Ten is an excellent read.
April 26, 2023
Heart-Wrenching Horror!
This jaw-dropper deserves best-seller status!
Author, Terry Kerr’s heart-wrenching novel set in the town of Muncaster ends up being an endurance test for Chris and Nikki Allsop. The couple’s marriage is hanging by a thread—two intertwined reasons for that. His bad thing and her issue prompt them to start fresh in their new home. Flat 5 at Costigan House spawns a living hell. Same as Chris’s new work place, System Four.
For the reader, tension builds at a brisk pace with lobbed grenades tossed in for good measure as Chris and Nikki go about their day:
Weird neighbors. Quirky smoke alarms and rising temperatures. Phantom voices. Chris’s sadistic boss and acolytes.
No spoiler alerts for the so much more going on in a town where most everyone is connected and has loyal ties to a deceased local politician.
The author’s captivating writing style heavily incorporates character introspection which delves below the surface of their psyches and peers inside their souls. Priceless!
You don’t need to move into Costigan House to get a whiff of horror. By simply acquiring a copy of ‘Ten,’ you’ll get to walk in Chris Allsop’s shoes. For this reader, he’s my stand-up hero.
This jaw-dropper deserves best-seller status!
Author, Terry Kerr’s heart-wrenching novel set in the town of Muncaster ends up being an endurance test for Chris and Nikki Allsop. The couple’s marriage is hanging by a thread—two intertwined reasons for that. His bad thing and her issue prompt them to start fresh in their new home. Flat 5 at Costigan House spawns a living hell. Same as Chris’s new work place, System Four.
For the reader, tension builds at a brisk pace with lobbed grenades tossed in for good measure as Chris and Nikki go about their day:
Weird neighbors. Quirky smoke alarms and rising temperatures. Phantom voices. Chris’s sadistic boss and acolytes.
No spoiler alerts for the so much more going on in a town where most everyone is connected and has loyal ties to a deceased local politician.
The author’s captivating writing style heavily incorporates character introspection which delves below the surface of their psyches and peers inside their souls. Priceless!
You don’t need to move into Costigan House to get a whiff of horror. By simply acquiring a copy of ‘Ten,’ you’ll get to walk in Chris Allsop’s shoes. For this reader, he’s my stand-up hero.
July 30, 2024
Excellent story, superbly written
Terry Kerr has the potential to be an excellent author. His stories are full on spooky and well told. He is a master of his craft and will one day be recognized among the very best.
That said, his book suffered from technical issues I cannot hold him at fault.
This book was poorly formatted and needed a decent editor to mend many errors, but I do not lay those to his charge. Perhaps he chose people to polish this novel and might have chosen more wisely.
But regardless of technical flaws, the story is the thing... the whole point of the book. The writing is what it's all about.
Due to the excellence of the story, fleshed out and relatable characters, the craft used to spin the tale, I give 5 stars.
This is a damn good tale, and I encourage readers to embrace it as I have.
Terry Kerr is a writer that has earned a tip of my Stetson. Keep an eye on him, as I'm certain he's on a path to literary greatness!
Terry Kerr has the potential to be an excellent author. His stories are full on spooky and well told. He is a master of his craft and will one day be recognized among the very best.
That said, his book suffered from technical issues I cannot hold him at fault.
This book was poorly formatted and needed a decent editor to mend many errors, but I do not lay those to his charge. Perhaps he chose people to polish this novel and might have chosen more wisely.
But regardless of technical flaws, the story is the thing... the whole point of the book. The writing is what it's all about.
Due to the excellence of the story, fleshed out and relatable characters, the craft used to spin the tale, I give 5 stars.
This is a damn good tale, and I encourage readers to embrace it as I have.
Terry Kerr is a writer that has earned a tip of my Stetson. Keep an eye on him, as I'm certain he's on a path to literary greatness!
February 27, 2025
Ten
Another great read. I look forward to reading each book. Once the beginning of a book has me pulled in. I don’t want to stop. This is one of those books through everything the author rights. Thank you
Another great read. I look forward to reading each book. Once the beginning of a book has me pulled in. I don’t want to stop. This is one of those books through everything the author rights. Thank you
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