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Darker Than Night
JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT HIDES IN THE DARKNESS...
DOESN'T MEAN IT ISN'T THERE.
Horror novelist Michael Anthony is going home -- taking his family from New York to the small Missouri town where he grew up with his eccentric grandmother. But when they move into her old house, they find that something already resides there.
In the walls, under the floors, in the darkest corners...
something is trying to break through into this world.
And when it does, Michael and his family will be lucky to escape with their lives...
DOESN'T MEAN IT ISN'T THERE.
Horror novelist Michael Anthony is going home -- taking his family from New York to the small Missouri town where he grew up with his eccentric grandmother. But when they move into her old house, they find that something already resides there.
In the walls, under the floors, in the darkest corners...
something is trying to break through into this world.
And when it does, Michael and his family will be lucky to escape with their lives...
342 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1999
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July 17, 2022
My second book by Owl Goingback and it was just great. Mark Anthony and his family (wife and two kids) are moving back into his childhood home. His aunt has died. She was regarded a loony in the small town of Braddock. But soon the family is threatened by shadowy things. Who are they and why are they referred to as "Boogers"? Fantastic dark and eerie "little people" horror (had to think about Arthur Machen here). Owl Goingback narrates some great Indian myth here and gives the motif haunted house a new twist. This is classic horror stuff at its very best. Page turning, entertaining, nail biting. At parts a bit slow but a tremendous dose of horror. Also loved the hint of the author to the Faces of Belmez (please look it up, there is a short documentary on Youtube). Highly recommended. It's classic horror time, darker than night!
October 28, 2025
Darker Than Night, originally published, I believe, in 1999, follows a Horror author, Michael Anthony, and his young family, after they move from NYC to rural-Missouri when he inherits his deceased Grandmother's house.
I picked this up because I've been really interested in Owl Goingback's work and this one sounded perfect as my favorite holiday, Halloween, approaches.
When Michael, his wife, and their two children finally arrive at the house after their long journey, they find it in a bit of disrepair. They've got a lot of cleaning to do.
The house is also populated with many of his Grandmother's things, including numerous Kachina dolls and masks, figures common in several Native American communities.
It's not the figures themselves really that are disturbing, but the sheer number of them, and the way they always seem to be watching you. The Kachinas aren't the only unsettling thing about the house though. There are other details that seem to set the whole family on edge.
They all start to see shadow figures, darker than night, and mysterious stains, looking much like human faces, begin appearing on their flooring. It's clear something is going on in this house and it's put them all in danger.
Further, the locals are chattering about the famous author, and his family, that have moved into his Grandmother's house, who they all considered crazy. The locals might have answers about what is going on at their property, but it's hard for the Anthonys to decipher fact from fiction.
The more Michael and his wife dig in and look for answers, the more unsettled they become. Mysterious entities, locally known as Boogers, frequently are mentioned. It sounds silly. The Boogeymen; stuff of childhood nightmares, but when you're actually living it, it's much too real.
They've got to get the children and run, before it's too late.
Darker Than Night is a classic-style Horror story, not perfect, but very entertaining. I loved the set-up of the inherited house and all the bits-and-bobs that came along with it.
I also enjoyed the small town Missouri setting, as well as the incorporation of some Indigenous cultural elements, such as the Kachina dolls. I feel like Goingback did a great job following through with all the concepts he brought to the page here. The beings were well-imagined.
Overall, it's a well-rounded story that's easy to fall into and read all the way through. It's a simple story in it's construction, and I appreciated that. Goingback isn't trying to wow us all with extraordinary prose or jaw-dropping twists and turns. It's just a well told story, start-to-finish.
Sometimes I get annoyed when authors try to do too much, to impress us all with their huge brains. I am just here for the story and that's exactly what Goingback delivers. I need to check out more of his work.
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who is just looking for a classic-feeling Supernatural Horror story. This one is super-engaging and can be read very quickly. Perfect for Spooky Season!
I picked this up because I've been really interested in Owl Goingback's work and this one sounded perfect as my favorite holiday, Halloween, approaches.
When Michael, his wife, and their two children finally arrive at the house after their long journey, they find it in a bit of disrepair. They've got a lot of cleaning to do.
The house is also populated with many of his Grandmother's things, including numerous Kachina dolls and masks, figures common in several Native American communities.
It's not the figures themselves really that are disturbing, but the sheer number of them, and the way they always seem to be watching you. The Kachinas aren't the only unsettling thing about the house though. There are other details that seem to set the whole family on edge.
They all start to see shadow figures, darker than night, and mysterious stains, looking much like human faces, begin appearing on their flooring. It's clear something is going on in this house and it's put them all in danger.
Further, the locals are chattering about the famous author, and his family, that have moved into his Grandmother's house, who they all considered crazy. The locals might have answers about what is going on at their property, but it's hard for the Anthonys to decipher fact from fiction.
The more Michael and his wife dig in and look for answers, the more unsettled they become. Mysterious entities, locally known as Boogers, frequently are mentioned. It sounds silly. The Boogeymen; stuff of childhood nightmares, but when you're actually living it, it's much too real.
They've got to get the children and run, before it's too late.
Darker Than Night is a classic-style Horror story, not perfect, but very entertaining. I loved the set-up of the inherited house and all the bits-and-bobs that came along with it.
I also enjoyed the small town Missouri setting, as well as the incorporation of some Indigenous cultural elements, such as the Kachina dolls. I feel like Goingback did a great job following through with all the concepts he brought to the page here. The beings were well-imagined.
Overall, it's a well-rounded story that's easy to fall into and read all the way through. It's a simple story in it's construction, and I appreciated that. Goingback isn't trying to wow us all with extraordinary prose or jaw-dropping twists and turns. It's just a well told story, start-to-finish.
Sometimes I get annoyed when authors try to do too much, to impress us all with their huge brains. I am just here for the story and that's exactly what Goingback delivers. I need to check out more of his work.
I would absolutely recommend this to anyone who is just looking for a classic-feeling Supernatural Horror story. This one is super-engaging and can be read very quickly. Perfect for Spooky Season!
November 29, 2023
I thought the storyline had a lot of potential and overall it was a decent read but the character work felt lacking and the sense of dread & atmosphere that I look for in a book like this was missing for me.
I read this with my book club, watch out live discussion on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/0lCg405t...
I read this with my book club, watch out live discussion on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/live/0lCg405t...
November 10, 2021
Vivian Martin bought a cheap plot of land, and ignoring the rumors surrounding it, built herself a house upon it. After her passing, her grandson, Mike Anthony inherits the house and decides to move there from NYC with his wife, Holly, and their children Megan, 15 and Tommy, 8.
Mike does not remember much of his grandmother, but does know everyone thought she was crazy; always ranting about faces on the walls and floors, and about "boogers" coming to get her at night.
"The people who originally settled this area came from Northern Europe. They were a very superstitious lot, bringing with them a lot of their fears and phobias. When anything went wrong - a cow dying, a horse taking sick - they used to blame it on the bogeymen, boogers, or hobgoblins. It became such a common practice in the old days, that some people thought the woods were filled with mischievous little creatures."
"What woods?"
"The woods that are now part of the property you own."
Soon after he moves in, Mike sees the faces for himself as they begin to appear on his kitchen floor. Even after replacing the entire floor, the 'stains' come right back - and large cracks also start appearing in the walls.
Stranger and more frightening still, Mike and his family begin seeing shadows darting through the house at night and through the orchard outside.
"It was darker than the darkness. Real black. Like a night without stars. That's it. What I saw was darker than night."
The police write Mike off as crazy, just as they did his grandmother, and he and his family are shunned by the townsfolk. There is only one person in town who may be able to help them - the "local nutcase," Sam Tochi - who knows all about the legend of the boogers.
Mike does not remember much of his grandmother, but does know everyone thought she was crazy; always ranting about faces on the walls and floors, and about "boogers" coming to get her at night.
"The people who originally settled this area came from Northern Europe. They were a very superstitious lot, bringing with them a lot of their fears and phobias. When anything went wrong - a cow dying, a horse taking sick - they used to blame it on the bogeymen, boogers, or hobgoblins. It became such a common practice in the old days, that some people thought the woods were filled with mischievous little creatures."
"What woods?"
"The woods that are now part of the property you own."
Soon after he moves in, Mike sees the faces for himself as they begin to appear on his kitchen floor. Even after replacing the entire floor, the 'stains' come right back - and large cracks also start appearing in the walls.
Stranger and more frightening still, Mike and his family begin seeing shadows darting through the house at night and through the orchard outside.
"It was darker than the darkness. Real black. Like a night without stars. That's it. What I saw was darker than night."
The police write Mike off as crazy, just as they did his grandmother, and he and his family are shunned by the townsfolk. There is only one person in town who may be able to help them - the "local nutcase," Sam Tochi - who knows all about the legend of the boogers.
August 25, 2022
Another awesome book from Owl Goingback. I really like his work. Tense, fun. Good stuff.
January 6, 2012
This is a rather standard haunting story with some interesting Native American twists. The horror-writer-as-protagonist-in-a-horror-novel is a shtick that's way over-used, but other than that I really enjoyed it.
November 5, 2023
A decent creature horror story set in native American folklore.
This was a good read. Slow in parts but overall enjoyable.
This was a good read. Slow in parts but overall enjoyable.
August 22, 2024
3.5/5
This was a strangely entertaining book especially since nothing really happens until the 90% mark.
This was a strangely entertaining book especially since nothing really happens until the 90% mark.
August 9, 2011
Decent time-killer, if you're not looking for anything too heavy. Most of it's pretty standard, but it has its moments.
April 25, 2020
Overdrive's categories and tags are jacked up, so I'm not even kidding about this... I honestly spent a like an hour scrolling through ALL 3,000+ audiobook listings available to me so I could bookmark the ones I wanted to read. At a certain point, I wanted to stop, but my OCD took over and I just kept clicking "next". And I'm glad I did because I found Owl Goingback's Darker Than Night, as well as a few of his other novels, like 2 pages from the end.
Thanks OCD!
I was excited for this one. Not only do I love horror stories about writers, but I have heard great things about Owl Goingback and have been meaning to track down one of his books for a while. So when I found this audiobook, available and ready for me to check out, I was ecstatic.
Owl Goingback's Darker Than Night is about a horror writer named Michael who returns to his childhood home with his family in an attempt to get away from the busyness and noise of the Big Apple. Michael is suffering from writer's block and hopes that this move will get his creative juices flowing and jump-start his next bestseller. And why not reconnect with his roots and culture while he's at it?
Now the big question is, was Darker Than Night a good book?
Ultimately, I would say yes,
The story and the writing are the biggest strengths of this book. It's one of those horror reads that is smooth and easy and fun and maybe a little bit mindless and not-so-serious. If it had been a bit more absurd, I would have called it "schlock" (and your girl here loves her schlock) but it just didn't go any further than average for me.
Ultimately, Darker Than Night is a fun, albeit a bit forgettable, read.
So Michael, our protagonist, moves his family to this small, Missouri town where he had lived with his crazy grandma as a child. Grandma is dead, but the memory or her craziness lingers around the town, making the residents cautious of Michael and his fam. Nevertheless, they move in to her dusty old house, fix it up, and try to make a new life.
My favorite part of this book, by far, is the Native American folklore that is explored. There are these creepy kachina dolls in the house that start moving around and faces appear as stains in the floors and walls. It was really well done.
I would have preferred for most of the focus of this book to be on the folklore and the creepiness of the house, but, unfortunately, Darker Than Night lingers for too long on a lot of things that just weren't as compelling to me.
Even though it was still well done, I just didn't care about a lot of the family stuff in this book. I kinda hate kids in general, and the two here aren't bad, but they are totally unnecessary imho. The book switches perspectives to these kids and I just didn't care about them going to school and getting spit balls spat at them because their granny was known as the town kook. There's an overlong scene where one of the kids goes into the woods looking for the family cat and I seriously almost skipped ahead to get through it.
I think Darker Than Night could have been so much better if it had been pared down to a novella or even a short story length. There is a lot of good stuff here, but, for me at least, it was bogged down by a lot of things that just weren't that interesting.
I would also warn that this book hovers dangerously close to being a bit by-the-numbers. There are a lot of tropes here and it reads a bit like a B-rate horror movie. But I like that kind of stuff, so I didn't mind.
I rated Owl Goingback's Darker Than Night 3 out of 5 stars. It sits squarely on average.
Would I recommend it?? Sure. It's fun and quick, but don't expect greatness.
Thanks OCD!
I was excited for this one. Not only do I love horror stories about writers, but I have heard great things about Owl Goingback and have been meaning to track down one of his books for a while. So when I found this audiobook, available and ready for me to check out, I was ecstatic.
Owl Goingback's Darker Than Night is about a horror writer named Michael who returns to his childhood home with his family in an attempt to get away from the busyness and noise of the Big Apple. Michael is suffering from writer's block and hopes that this move will get his creative juices flowing and jump-start his next bestseller. And why not reconnect with his roots and culture while he's at it?
Now the big question is, was Darker Than Night a good book?
Ultimately, I would say yes,
The story and the writing are the biggest strengths of this book. It's one of those horror reads that is smooth and easy and fun and maybe a little bit mindless and not-so-serious. If it had been a bit more absurd, I would have called it "schlock" (and your girl here loves her schlock) but it just didn't go any further than average for me.
Ultimately, Darker Than Night is a fun, albeit a bit forgettable, read.
So Michael, our protagonist, moves his family to this small, Missouri town where he had lived with his crazy grandma as a child. Grandma is dead, but the memory or her craziness lingers around the town, making the residents cautious of Michael and his fam. Nevertheless, they move in to her dusty old house, fix it up, and try to make a new life.
My favorite part of this book, by far, is the Native American folklore that is explored. There are these creepy kachina dolls in the house that start moving around and faces appear as stains in the floors and walls. It was really well done.
I would have preferred for most of the focus of this book to be on the folklore and the creepiness of the house, but, unfortunately, Darker Than Night lingers for too long on a lot of things that just weren't as compelling to me.
Even though it was still well done, I just didn't care about a lot of the family stuff in this book. I kinda hate kids in general, and the two here aren't bad, but they are totally unnecessary imho. The book switches perspectives to these kids and I just didn't care about them going to school and getting spit balls spat at them because their granny was known as the town kook. There's an overlong scene where one of the kids goes into the woods looking for the family cat and I seriously almost skipped ahead to get through it.
I think Darker Than Night could have been so much better if it had been pared down to a novella or even a short story length. There is a lot of good stuff here, but, for me at least, it was bogged down by a lot of things that just weren't that interesting.
I would also warn that this book hovers dangerously close to being a bit by-the-numbers. There are a lot of tropes here and it reads a bit like a B-rate horror movie. But I like that kind of stuff, so I didn't mind.
I rated Owl Goingback's Darker Than Night 3 out of 5 stars. It sits squarely on average.
Would I recommend it?? Sure. It's fun and quick, but don't expect greatness.
March 11, 2025
boring as FREAK. I had high hopes but like nothing really happens in the first 300 pages of the book besides weird creepy things on the floor and walls... and small creepy shadows..!! a lot of the chapters are spent talking about things we already know, like when Holly told Mike about her visit to Sam and everything he said. um yeah! we just read that! don't need a recap. the characters also just talk in circles a lot, when Holly is telling Mike that something supernatural is going on and him going "no!! there IS a rational explanation." I swear they had this conversation at least 3 times in the whole book. I wish I liked this but I just found myself bored, and the ending was pretty unsatisfying. I did think the story about the Hopi people and the ancient world were interesting though.
December 15, 2024
this creeped me out for some reason... may be the last page where it states this really happened.... CREEPY!
May 9, 2017
Great book by Owl Goingback. He adds a modern twist to Native American legends.
January 24, 2019
I very much enjoy this author, and even though this book wasn't nearly as entertaining as his first book, CROTA, it was still a fast paced and fun read.
I'll save you all the plot synopsis and just tell you that this is a monster story that revolves around Native American legends against the backdrop of small town Missouri life. The characters are all well fleshed out and extremely well written. You find yourself rooting for all of them, even the 15 year old daughter, who in the hands of a lesser author would certainly be another stock rebellious teen who you can't wait to see get eaten. Owl Goingback, however, manages to write about a semi-rebellious rich teen girl and make her completely relatable and sympathetic. That's something that most Hollywood films cannot even do. Every character, even the side ones, are believable and the author makes sure that you love the ones you're supposed to and hate the ones you're supposed to. You can tell who's bound to get killed and who's bound to live shortly after meeting many of them, but hey, this is a horror story. It's supposed to be that way; it's tradition!
The only thing that took a while to click for me were the monsters themselves. In CROTA, Goingback quickly establishes the monster as an enormous and relentless killing machine that terrified from its first appearance. These monsters, however, are small and not nearly as threatening through most of the story. I spent most of my time imagining them as more of a nuisance like the Gremlins, or even the monsters from Critters. Now, I love both of those movies, but they're more fun and less scary than most. By the end of the story though, the little guys definitely earn their horror stripes and become a terrifying group of Native American nightmare fuel! There's also plenty of scary imagery peppered throughout such as ghostly faces in the floor and things moving in the shadows. Not exactly terrifying all the way through, but definitely creepy and enormously entertaining. The mystery at the center of it all is also extremely engrossing and I couldn't stop reading once I started. Goingback does an excellent job of stringing the reader along and it all definitely pays off.
I couldn't give it 5 stars because I gave CROTA 5 stars and I didn't think this one was quite as good, but it was definitely an excellent read. I would recommend to anybody who likes Native American lore, or just a good monster story to give it a try. Don't let the first half of the book fool you, things definitely take a turn for the scary by the end of the book. It's worth waiting for!
I'll save you all the plot synopsis and just tell you that this is a monster story that revolves around Native American legends against the backdrop of small town Missouri life. The characters are all well fleshed out and extremely well written. You find yourself rooting for all of them, even the 15 year old daughter, who in the hands of a lesser author would certainly be another stock rebellious teen who you can't wait to see get eaten. Owl Goingback, however, manages to write about a semi-rebellious rich teen girl and make her completely relatable and sympathetic. That's something that most Hollywood films cannot even do. Every character, even the side ones, are believable and the author makes sure that you love the ones you're supposed to and hate the ones you're supposed to. You can tell who's bound to get killed and who's bound to live shortly after meeting many of them, but hey, this is a horror story. It's supposed to be that way; it's tradition!
The only thing that took a while to click for me were the monsters themselves. In CROTA, Goingback quickly establishes the monster as an enormous and relentless killing machine that terrified from its first appearance. These monsters, however, are small and not nearly as threatening through most of the story. I spent most of my time imagining them as more of a nuisance like the Gremlins, or even the monsters from Critters. Now, I love both of those movies, but they're more fun and less scary than most. By the end of the story though, the little guys definitely earn their horror stripes and become a terrifying group of Native American nightmare fuel! There's also plenty of scary imagery peppered throughout such as ghostly faces in the floor and things moving in the shadows. Not exactly terrifying all the way through, but definitely creepy and enormously entertaining. The mystery at the center of it all is also extremely engrossing and I couldn't stop reading once I started. Goingback does an excellent job of stringing the reader along and it all definitely pays off.
I couldn't give it 5 stars because I gave CROTA 5 stars and I didn't think this one was quite as good, but it was definitely an excellent read. I would recommend to anybody who likes Native American lore, or just a good monster story to give it a try. Don't let the first half of the book fool you, things definitely take a turn for the scary by the end of the book. It's worth waiting for!
January 7, 2026
Michael Anthony is a horror writer who moves with his family into his recently deceased mother's house. They are met with hostility by most of the townsfolk (they are not allowed in the local church because Michael set several of his novels in the town). Also, an old man is warning them about "boogers".
It's easy to tell that this will turn out to be some sort of haunted house story, and this one has a gradual build-up of atmosphere, starting with the appearance of mysterious faces on the floor of the house, before the mysterious entities start manifesting themselves. A lot of the supernatural goings on in this book seem to be connected to Native American folklore, and because writer Owl Goingback is of Choctaw-Cherokee descent, anyone can tell that he has a good knowledge of all the myths and superstitions.
I read this years ago, and couldn't remember much about it, but re-reading, I was put in mind of Stephen King's writing, especially Pet Sematary. The only fault I could find was that no clear explanation seemed to be given for why the hauntings were happening, but I guessed that maybe it had something to do with the land where the characters' house was sited. I let myself forget about this, and enjoy the book, which built up to a satifyingly creepy denouement.
It's easy to tell that this will turn out to be some sort of haunted house story, and this one has a gradual build-up of atmosphere, starting with the appearance of mysterious faces on the floor of the house, before the mysterious entities start manifesting themselves. A lot of the supernatural goings on in this book seem to be connected to Native American folklore, and because writer Owl Goingback is of Choctaw-Cherokee descent, anyone can tell that he has a good knowledge of all the myths and superstitions.
I read this years ago, and couldn't remember much about it, but re-reading, I was put in mind of Stephen King's writing, especially Pet Sematary. The only fault I could find was that no clear explanation seemed to be given for why the hauntings were happening, but I guessed that maybe it had something to do with the land where the characters' house was sited. I let myself forget about this, and enjoy the book, which built up to a satifyingly creepy denouement.
September 13, 2022
4.5 Stars
An old woman is labeled the town crazy and when she passes away suddenly, her grandson from New York and his family have to try to piece together what had the old woman terrified of the dark and what exactly are they seeing out of the corner of their eyes...
This was my second book written by Owl Goingback and it didn't disappoint on the creepy factor. The entire book makes you weary of staring into the shadows for fear that something will stare back at you. I did like Owl's "Crota" a little better only because I found the main characters to be really annoying in this one. I really didn't care much for any of the characters - except for the family's cat.
However, I did really like the story and still didn't know how it would end as I was beginning to run out of pages to turn.
Highly recommend that you read now while we are in the season (1 week till Fall) where the summer nights are becoming shorter and shorter, the shadows begin to lengthen quicker, and the dark seems darker.
An old woman is labeled the town crazy and when she passes away suddenly, her grandson from New York and his family have to try to piece together what had the old woman terrified of the dark and what exactly are they seeing out of the corner of their eyes...
This was my second book written by Owl Goingback and it didn't disappoint on the creepy factor. The entire book makes you weary of staring into the shadows for fear that something will stare back at you. I did like Owl's "Crota" a little better only because I found the main characters to be really annoying in this one. I really didn't care much for any of the characters - except for the family's cat.
However, I did really like the story and still didn't know how it would end as I was beginning to run out of pages to turn.
Highly recommend that you read now while we are in the season (1 week till Fall) where the summer nights are becoming shorter and shorter, the shadows begin to lengthen quicker, and the dark seems darker.
February 5, 2023
Not as strong as Owl Goingback's first novel, Crota, Darker Than Night is nonetheless an entertaining enough pulp horror novel. Goingback mixes Native American mysticism with a creature originally from German folklore (a type of monster also featured in Bentley Little's The Town) and an odd paranormal incident that occurred in Spain in the early '70s. The characters behave rather stupidly, insisting on carrying guns when it is a fact that they are useless against the antagonists. I could have done with stronger characterization, but the breezy writing and somewhat creative rendition of the monsters kept me reading. Not bad.
November 21, 2023
A horror novelist and his family move to an old house his hoarder grandmother left to him. Once the house has been cleaned out strange things start to happen. With the help of an old Hopi "Indian" they learn what the evil is. They must fight for their lives and the future of the world. This was fantastic. A haunted house story turns into something much more. The characters were well-developed and likeable. The stakes felt fairly high and the action was exciting. The only problem was the ending which was abrupt and left many plot hole questions. It certainly was a lot of fun and I'd like to try more from the author,
September 9, 2025
Overall it was a typical horror plot line but the story was good and maintained my interest.
But…
The writing was slightly trite/cliche but the style is typical of the genre for the time it was published.
There were also points in the book where the author wanted to insert their own political commentary (i.e. cartoon violence/censorship) which really didn’t add to the story.
But…
The writing was slightly trite/cliche but the style is typical of the genre for the time it was published.
There were also points in the book where the author wanted to insert their own political commentary (i.e. cartoon violence/censorship) which really didn’t add to the story.
February 24, 2018
Where to start?! It had me shaking the book was so scary. I started to believe I was seeing shadows lurking in the dark. Be wary when reading you will fall victim to the same thing. Great book all around will read it again and again.
July 8, 2023
Good scary story!
Quick read. You get sucked in to the story of Native mysticism and the peril the family is in. Only problem I had was with the father. For a fiction writer he was ridiculously stubborn and unimaginative. Good page turner.
Quick read. You get sucked in to the story of Native mysticism and the peril the family is in. Only problem I had was with the father. For a fiction writer he was ridiculously stubborn and unimaginative. Good page turner.
July 13, 2017
A fun haunted house story.
June 14, 2019
More like a "B" movie scare.
His other book, Crota, was great. I liked that one a lot more. I will definitely read his other books.
His other book, Crota, was great. I liked that one a lot more. I will definitely read his other books.
October 1, 2019
A great horror story! I will read anything that he puts out.
October 30, 2020
Not great. I didn't real care about the story. It seemed really unbelievable for a horror book. Still it was different than my usual fair.
December 11, 2021
There are things in life worth waiting for and Owl fits that perfectly. To read his work is to live his horror, to live in his mind. And all I can say is I want more.
December 7, 2022
Tenía muchas posibilidades, pero el autor se las ha apañado para desaprovechar hasta la última de ellas.
December 4, 2023
A fun twist on the haunted house story.
September 13, 2024
OK... the slow burn of the building tension was pretty fun, but the ending left me a little unsatisfied.
February 9, 2018
Owl Goingback does an exceptional job of getting into a readers mind. There was a night that I was reading this that I walked into the basement and a scene from this book flashed through my mind. He's a strong writer, and his books are fun in the same way that good horror movies are fun: You care about the characters, and you want to see how they get out of the creepy/terrible/horrible situations they are in.
This is Owl's version of a haunted house story, although it's really more than that. There's many creepy scenes, and I read it really quickly as I savored the atmosphere and action.
Worth tracking down for people who like that sort of thing.
This is Owl's version of a haunted house story, although it's really more than that. There's many creepy scenes, and I read it really quickly as I savored the atmosphere and action.
Worth tracking down for people who like that sort of thing.
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