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Spiteful Creatures
SPITE ISLANDThere's an island up in Gold Country at the northern end of Snapdragon Lake. It's named Manchester for the family that owns it, but the locals call it Spite Island. There's a single lonely mansion on that island and a group of authors have been invited to write about its ghosts and its mysteries. But the real mystery is, who will survive this luxurious but deadly retreat?
A CURSED FAMILYWhen a powerful storm cuts Spite Island off from civilization, the mansion’s guests are trapped, and the ghost stories that once amused them become a deadly reality. Spite House is alive with bloodthirsty entities, and now, only power-mad matriarch, Agnes Manchester, is amused.
As the island and its ghosts weave a deadly web around its victims, lives are lost and danger lurks in every sinuous black shadow. Those who survive must face the dark power that propels the legion of cursed creatures that walk the halls -- the living and the dead alike.
When Agnes’ estranged grandson, Cody Manchester, faces the shocking secret that destroyed his childhood, he realizes that he must confront not only the horrors of his past, but of the island itself, its ghosts, and his own tainted bloodline. The only way to survive is to uncover his grandmother’s perverse secrets and the horrifying mysteries that the island holds close to its malignant dark heart.
PRAISE FOR THE SPITE HOUSE CHRONICLES“Thorne & Cross weave such delicious nightmares that you almost forget to be afraid. Almost. SPITE HOUSE may be their most terrifying delight yet.” -- Peter Atkins, Author of All Our Hearts are Ghosts, and Screenwriter of Hellraiser II-IV
“What I always love … is that their glee is so apparent, their sheer joy of scaring the crap out of people … With SPITE HOUSE, I’m happily back in Tamara and Alistair Land once more.” -- Glen Hirshberg, author of Infinity Dreams and The Two Sams
“As I raced through the pages of SPITE HOUSE, the first book in the trilogy, I realized that this is much more than a ghost story. Spite House itself brings to mind a predator with sharp talons that sink deeply into the flesh of the island and draw blood. My thoughts for those visitors? Get out while you still can. I can’t wait for book two!” -- QL Pearce, author of Spine Chillers and Scary Stories for Sleepovers
A CURSED FAMILYWhen a powerful storm cuts Spite Island off from civilization, the mansion’s guests are trapped, and the ghost stories that once amused them become a deadly reality. Spite House is alive with bloodthirsty entities, and now, only power-mad matriarch, Agnes Manchester, is amused.
As the island and its ghosts weave a deadly web around its victims, lives are lost and danger lurks in every sinuous black shadow. Those who survive must face the dark power that propels the legion of cursed creatures that walk the halls -- the living and the dead alike.
When Agnes’ estranged grandson, Cody Manchester, faces the shocking secret that destroyed his childhood, he realizes that he must confront not only the horrors of his past, but of the island itself, its ghosts, and his own tainted bloodline. The only way to survive is to uncover his grandmother’s perverse secrets and the horrifying mysteries that the island holds close to its malignant dark heart.
PRAISE FOR THE SPITE HOUSE CHRONICLES“Thorne & Cross weave such delicious nightmares that you almost forget to be afraid. Almost. SPITE HOUSE may be their most terrifying delight yet.” -- Peter Atkins, Author of All Our Hearts are Ghosts, and Screenwriter of Hellraiser II-IV
“What I always love … is that their glee is so apparent, their sheer joy of scaring the crap out of people … With SPITE HOUSE, I’m happily back in Tamara and Alistair Land once more.” -- Glen Hirshberg, author of Infinity Dreams and The Two Sams
“As I raced through the pages of SPITE HOUSE, the first book in the trilogy, I realized that this is much more than a ghost story. Spite House itself brings to mind a predator with sharp talons that sink deeply into the flesh of the island and draw blood. My thoughts for those visitors? Get out while you still can. I can’t wait for book two!” -- QL Pearce, author of Spine Chillers and Scary Stories for Sleepovers
332 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 28, 2023
About the author
Tamara Thorne
3 books2 followersTamara Thorne has collected ghost stories, true and fictional, since she saw her first Twilight Zone as a tot, and continues to this day. In addition to writing novels and stories of the paranormal, she also writes non-fiction and is an active ghost hunter. She makes her home in southern California with her husband and their feline family and when she’s not writing, can be found haunting ghost towns, phantom-filled hotel rooms, and other spooky places. Tamara loves to hear from her readers. Whether you have questions or comments or would like to share your own ghostly experience, come visit her at her website www.tamarathorne.com.
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April 28, 2026
Would You Step Foot on Spite Island?
Small backstory:
The Manchester home is not to be trifled with which the authors that are staying there learn more about the mansion along with the ghosts that inhabit the place and what they learn is not a good thing as the ghosts start invading their spaces. The ghosts have completely woken to alert status and they are not happy that their home has been invaded by authors snooping around. The ghosts and the house are going to do their best to toss the authors out the door any way they can!
That is about all I can hand out with a small backstory so if you want to know more then go read this book and series!
Thoughts:
The third and final book in this series was loaded with ghosts and how they do not put up with any snooping from authors trying to get a story about the house. There are many characters in this book with their own stories of why they are there and what they expect to learn from the house. A handful of characters I could have slapped - lol - but all in all the characters were lovable to an extent and the ghosts turn out to be beyond mischievous and some will go to extreme lengths to preserve their space and home.
This book had more activity from not only the ghosts but the character authors as well as some of them do things they shouldn't be doing either which riled up the ghosts even more. There are more blood and gore scenes in this book then the previous two books but it was to be expected with how the story turns out. Quite a few twists and turns in this final book too which the last two or three days is the only book I decided to read as I wanted to stay on this final book to see what happens to everyone and the ghosts as well. A great and final end to this series as I was happy with the way things turned out in the end! Giving this book five "Spooky Specters" stars!
Note:
Just want to say that all three books must be read in order - none of them are stand alone so in order to understand what is going on it is best to read the books in order as each book follows the previous one.
Small backstory:
The Manchester home is not to be trifled with which the authors that are staying there learn more about the mansion along with the ghosts that inhabit the place and what they learn is not a good thing as the ghosts start invading their spaces. The ghosts have completely woken to alert status and they are not happy that their home has been invaded by authors snooping around. The ghosts and the house are going to do their best to toss the authors out the door any way they can!
That is about all I can hand out with a small backstory so if you want to know more then go read this book and series!
Thoughts:
The third and final book in this series was loaded with ghosts and how they do not put up with any snooping from authors trying to get a story about the house. There are many characters in this book with their own stories of why they are there and what they expect to learn from the house. A handful of characters I could have slapped - lol - but all in all the characters were lovable to an extent and the ghosts turn out to be beyond mischievous and some will go to extreme lengths to preserve their space and home.
This book had more activity from not only the ghosts but the character authors as well as some of them do things they shouldn't be doing either which riled up the ghosts even more. There are more blood and gore scenes in this book then the previous two books but it was to be expected with how the story turns out. Quite a few twists and turns in this final book too which the last two or three days is the only book I decided to read as I wanted to stay on this final book to see what happens to everyone and the ghosts as well. A great and final end to this series as I was happy with the way things turned out in the end! Giving this book five "Spooky Specters" stars!
Note:
Just want to say that all three books must be read in order - none of them are stand alone so in order to understand what is going on it is best to read the books in order as each book follows the previous one.
November 26, 2023
Wow... Just when I thought the story couldn't get better, author's Thorne & Cross blew me away with Spiteful Creatures!
I wasn't expecting the Manchester's secrets to be so ghoulishly entertaining, but it definitely kept me intrigued to the end. This was my favorite out of all three books. Not only is the family cursed, but the mansion is ALIVE.
If you love thrilling stories about haunted mansions, murderous ghosts, well thought out mystery, supernatural creatures, horror, believable characters, and fantastic storytelling, don't pass this one up. All three books in The Spite House Chronicles will NOT disappoint. I'm ready for more!
I wasn't expecting the Manchester's secrets to be so ghoulishly entertaining, but it definitely kept me intrigued to the end. This was my favorite out of all three books. Not only is the family cursed, but the mansion is ALIVE.
If you love thrilling stories about haunted mansions, murderous ghosts, well thought out mystery, supernatural creatures, horror, believable characters, and fantastic storytelling, don't pass this one up. All three books in The Spite House Chronicles will NOT disappoint. I'm ready for more!
March 30, 2025
I feel like this series could’ve been done in two books. There was a point in this book where it was explaining a lot and had a lot of stuff that was unnecessary and then once it got to the last two or three chapters, then it started rushing everything. Spoiler alert.: it would’ve been nice to know if Holly came back and got those nice spirits off the land. If they wouldn’t have spent so much time with the certain details of things that were unnecessary they probably could’ve taken that count and used it for that.
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July 28, 2024
I will finally leave a review
I wanted to read the three books in this series before I left a review. First of all you'll want to read the books in order. And it's sad to say, but some characters from the first book do not make it to the third. The characters are well written and for the most part likeable. The third book took all the story lines and tied them up very nicely. Oh, and good and scary.
I wanted to read the three books in this series before I left a review. First of all you'll want to read the books in order. And it's sad to say, but some characters from the first book do not make it to the third. The characters are well written and for the most part likeable. The third book took all the story lines and tied them up very nicely. Oh, and good and scary.
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