Ameri-scares Tennessee: Winter Haunting

Ameri-scares #7

by Elizabeth Massie

Melody Martin is thrilled to be back in Tennessee to spend a week with her best friend, Jamie Snavely, over the winter break. Melody’s family had moved to Florida, and though Melody loves her new state, she has missed her friend. Without Melody knowing it, however, Jamie has invited another girl, Gwen Jones, to join them for a sleepover. Melody never liked Gwen because the girl constantly brags and makes up wild stories that can’t be true, such as an encounter with the infamous Bell Witch spirit. To make things worse, a sudden blizzard knocks out all the power and phone service to the area. Wyatt Payne, a local teen, is caught out in the blizzard and breaks his ankle. He frantically hobbles through the storm to the Snavely farmhouse in hopes of getting help, all the while being tormented by terrible, unearthly laughter. Now, with Melody, Wyatt, Jamie, Gwen, and Jamie’s mother trapped in the dark, cold house, they learn that Gwen’s stories of the Bell Witch are not so wild after all. And the dreadful, invisible spirit has come there for a reason.

Each Ameri-Scares novel is based on or inspired by an historical event, folktale, legend, or myth unique to that particular state.

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2019

About the author

Elizabeth (Beth) Massie is a 2-time Bram Stoker Award and Scribe Award-winning author of horror/suspense, historical fiction, media tie-ins, nonfiction, and short fiction for adults. She also writes novels for teens and middle grade readers. Her series, Ameri-Scares, is currently in development for television by Warner Horizon (Warner Brothers), LuckyChap, and Assemble Media. Stay tuned! She lives in the Shenandoah Valley with her husband, illustrator Cortney Skinner.

Reviews

[Latasha · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure if this is YA but it definitely should be. I listened to the audio book. The narrator, Andrea Emmes voices the characters very young. Like 12 or 13 years old. I think if I was listening or reading this at that age, I would have liked it more. As an adult, it fell a little short. The story and writing was ok. I requested this audio book in exchange for a honest review.

[Deedra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Audible:I enjoyed this YA story of a girl who moves away from her home and comes back to visit during a snow storm.The local 'Bell Witch' has been seen,is she real,or not? Andrea Emmes was a terrific narrator. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.'