Institutional Memory

by Gary Frank

Standing five-stories tall in a relatively small city, the Howard Phillips building is like any other building: it is secretly inhabited by an entity from another plane of existence that feeds off the energy of the people who work within its walls. Unfortunately, the life form inhabiting this particular building has been infected by a sort of virus of hate; as companies move out and its inhabitants dwindle this alien intelligence has chosen to use fear as a means of obtaining sustenance. It is up to Jon, Marcy, and Bettie to stop this haunting presence before it’s too late.

Genres: Horror

350 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Melissa Santora · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was on my TBR for a year and was worth the wait. Anyone who’s ever worked in corporate can relate. Frank constructs a slow dreadful buildup with realistic dialogue and an impossible situation for his characters. My only complaint is I would have liked an epilogue to follow the surviving characters.

[Dawn Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

An astounding ride of terror and fear. Well written characters, plot and palpable emotions. The readers is thoroughly immersed in the story.

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Haunted house stories have long been a favorite of mine, so the haunted (?) office building should fit my tastes nicely. The author does a fantastic job of building suspense. He seamlessly marries the isolation of office cubicle work with the ill ease sense that something just isn't right. You can be sitting right in the middle of a large office and still feels miles from the next person. The tension and horror are well crafted, and the book moves along quickly (always a plus with this kind of horror). The ending is a little awkward and a great premise feels a little squandered.

[Zakgirl · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. It was approached differently to others on this theme and that made it more interesting.