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Do Not Weep For Me
Goffstown, New Hampshire has seen its share of supernatural mayhem, murder, and monsters. With the banishment of the demon James Moore, some in the town believed their bloody past was behind them. The devil knows better.
For weeks, an old disabled woman hesitates then waddles past the window of the Goffstown News building. On the day she finally enters the office, she has one hell of a story to tell the editor, Manuel Chance, but there is a caveat to his publishing it. Manuel is skeptical of the bizarre tale and suspicious of her motives. When she removes her clothing to provide evidence for her story, his skepticism vanishes, but his suspicion grows when he hears the basis for her caveat. She wants Manuel to investigate her husband to determine if he is behind the disappearance of four local children.
As Paul Lane steps out of his home, uneasiness overwhelms him. While he’s distracted, his daughter Cindy asks to play on the swing set in the backyard. In the unguarded moment, Paul agrees, making it the biggest mistake of his life. After Cindy disappears without a trace, a woman approaches Paul with a similar story. Together, they wait for the return of their children. When the two girls are found and returned to their parents, relief turns to confusion after the two girls make an astonishing claim. Confusion turns to horror when they discover the children have brought someone else back with them.
A battered, bruised, filthy woman pulls her stolen Subaru into a parking lot across from The Goffstown Pawnshop. With two decomposing bodies in the back of the car, she has driven non-stop from the Midwest to procure an item from the pawnshop owner. Possessed, she will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Inside the shop, the owner and his assistant Rex notice the woman on a surveillance camera. When the three of them do battle inside the pawnshop, it will be the first volley in a war to decide who will rule in Hell.
Shaken from his conflict with the demon residing in The Moore House , the pawnshop owner in Goffstown had hoped for a reprieve from supernatural carnage. Instead, violence remains his only option when a possessed woman enters his shop demanding an item he is sworn to protect. Three who had assisted him in defeating the demon James Moore are pulled back into battle. They, along with three innocents sucked into this new vortex of evil, are the only ones preventing an overthrow of Hell. The problem for the pawnshop owner is, God isn’t the one on their side.
For weeks, an old disabled woman hesitates then waddles past the window of the Goffstown News building. On the day she finally enters the office, she has one hell of a story to tell the editor, Manuel Chance, but there is a caveat to his publishing it. Manuel is skeptical of the bizarre tale and suspicious of her motives. When she removes her clothing to provide evidence for her story, his skepticism vanishes, but his suspicion grows when he hears the basis for her caveat. She wants Manuel to investigate her husband to determine if he is behind the disappearance of four local children.
As Paul Lane steps out of his home, uneasiness overwhelms him. While he’s distracted, his daughter Cindy asks to play on the swing set in the backyard. In the unguarded moment, Paul agrees, making it the biggest mistake of his life. After Cindy disappears without a trace, a woman approaches Paul with a similar story. Together, they wait for the return of their children. When the two girls are found and returned to their parents, relief turns to confusion after the two girls make an astonishing claim. Confusion turns to horror when they discover the children have brought someone else back with them.
A battered, bruised, filthy woman pulls her stolen Subaru into a parking lot across from The Goffstown Pawnshop. With two decomposing bodies in the back of the car, she has driven non-stop from the Midwest to procure an item from the pawnshop owner. Possessed, she will stop at nothing to retrieve it. Inside the shop, the owner and his assistant Rex notice the woman on a surveillance camera. When the three of them do battle inside the pawnshop, it will be the first volley in a war to decide who will rule in Hell.
Shaken from his conflict with the demon residing in The Moore House , the pawnshop owner in Goffstown had hoped for a reprieve from supernatural carnage. Instead, violence remains his only option when a possessed woman enters his shop demanding an item he is sworn to protect. Three who had assisted him in defeating the demon James Moore are pulled back into battle. They, along with three innocents sucked into this new vortex of evil, are the only ones preventing an overthrow of Hell. The problem for the pawnshop owner is, God isn’t the one on their side.
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250 pages, Paperback
Published January 29, 2022
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February 11, 2022
When I was offered the chance to read the sequel to THE MOORE HOUSE, I was all over it, and I'm happy to say that this novel was even more intense and brutal than that one was!
It's hard for me to believe that I read THE MOORE HOUSE back in 2018. Where does the time go? It didn't take me long to settle back into Goffstown, New Hampshire though. That distinctive New England feel is here, along with that mysterious small town vibe and of course, Father MacLeod. This time around the Father is looking for ways to escape his deal with the devil, and the pawnshop owner and his trusty friend Rex are ready to help. Children are disappearing and then, when two of them return apparently unharmed, their parents are thrilled. Thrilled until they discover their daughters aren't their daughters anymore. What do I mean by that? You'll have to read this to find out!
Once again, Tony Tremblay sets everything up, gets you to like his characters and then he proceeds to put them through the wringer. It is sometimes hard for me to reconcile the super-nice and caring Tony in real life, with the author that puts his characters through hell. It makes me, as a reader, fearful to care for these people because I know what might be in store for them. Take my word for it, nice-guy Tony is gone when he's writing. Not one character is spared from the ugliness that the demons rain down on them. Not one.
Even though this book is a sequel, being familiar with The Moore House is not necessary to enjoy this one. It stands alone either way. DO NOT WEEP FOR ME once again proves that Tony Tremblay is an author to be reckoned with!
Highly recommended!
*Thank you to Tony for the paperback ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it!*
It's hard for me to believe that I read THE MOORE HOUSE back in 2018. Where does the time go? It didn't take me long to settle back into Goffstown, New Hampshire though. That distinctive New England feel is here, along with that mysterious small town vibe and of course, Father MacLeod. This time around the Father is looking for ways to escape his deal with the devil, and the pawnshop owner and his trusty friend Rex are ready to help. Children are disappearing and then, when two of them return apparently unharmed, their parents are thrilled. Thrilled until they discover their daughters aren't their daughters anymore. What do I mean by that? You'll have to read this to find out!
Once again, Tony Tremblay sets everything up, gets you to like his characters and then he proceeds to put them through the wringer. It is sometimes hard for me to reconcile the super-nice and caring Tony in real life, with the author that puts his characters through hell. It makes me, as a reader, fearful to care for these people because I know what might be in store for them. Take my word for it, nice-guy Tony is gone when he's writing. Not one character is spared from the ugliness that the demons rain down on them. Not one.
Even though this book is a sequel, being familiar with The Moore House is not necessary to enjoy this one. It stands alone either way. DO NOT WEEP FOR ME once again proves that Tony Tremblay is an author to be reckoned with!
Highly recommended!
*Thank you to Tony for the paperback ARC in exchange for my honest feedback. This is it!*
February 9, 2022
Following on the religious horror tale, THE MOORE HOUSE, Tony Tremblay takes us back to Goffstown in its aftermath. In my review of THE MOORE HOUSE, I found myself asking if the horror genre can include 'religious horror' alongside supernatural and psychological. DO NOT WEEP FOR ME cements this idea.
When I was young, I flirted with religion, taking none very seriously. I have also found religion as myth to be quite fascinating. Religion as horror is very much to my liking because I blame religion for man's inhumanity to man.
DO NOT WEEP FOR ME is a massively disturbing book, even if your favored genre is horror. I read a lot of horror, and as I was reading, I anticipated terrible things, just not the terrible things that actually manifested. I was relieved. Two of the central characters in this book are children, young girls, Cindy and Lisa, daughters of Paul Lane and Lynne Carole respectively. With child abductions and demons in the mix, I hate to say where my mind went.
I found some of the story to be confusing, perhaps deliberately so, yet overall, this is a fine sequel to THE MOORE HOUSE; is it necessary to read that book before reading DO NOT WEEP FOR ME? Not really, but it wouldn't hurt. Both are treatises on religion and the Catholic church. It will take an open mind to get through either or both.
Is Goffstown New Hampshire's answer to Castle Rock?
When I was young, I flirted with religion, taking none very seriously. I have also found religion as myth to be quite fascinating. Religion as horror is very much to my liking because I blame religion for man's inhumanity to man.
DO NOT WEEP FOR ME is a massively disturbing book, even if your favored genre is horror. I read a lot of horror, and as I was reading, I anticipated terrible things, just not the terrible things that actually manifested. I was relieved. Two of the central characters in this book are children, young girls, Cindy and Lisa, daughters of Paul Lane and Lynne Carole respectively. With child abductions and demons in the mix, I hate to say where my mind went.
I found some of the story to be confusing, perhaps deliberately so, yet overall, this is a fine sequel to THE MOORE HOUSE; is it necessary to read that book before reading DO NOT WEEP FOR ME? Not really, but it wouldn't hurt. Both are treatises on religion and the Catholic church. It will take an open mind to get through either or both.
Is Goffstown New Hampshire's answer to Castle Rock?
February 1, 2022
If I shed a single tear while reading Do Not Weep for Me, it was for pure joy. Tony Tremblay’s talent for writing tight, compelling, terrifying tales hits a new level of brilliance with this novel.
Do Not Weep for Me has been noted as a sequel to Tremblay’s The Moore House, but this surely isn’t the case. Instead, readers will find themselves immersed in a novel that gives “demon possession”a completely different dimension. Several characters from Tremblay’s previous novel return, thrown together with a rich cast of citizens from the small town of Goffstown, New Hampshire, to do battle with the very essence of Evil. Do Not Weep for Me can definitely be savored as a stand-alone novel. Yet, for those who have read The Moore House, Do Not Weep for Me will feel like a return to a home well-loved, provided home exists deep in a realm of hysteria and horror. If this is a reader’s first trip to small-town New Hampshire, a true treasure of terror awaits, as does the pleasure of knowing The Moore House remains to thrust its tentacles into the darkest parts of a reader's fears.
I loved this novel. Tony took me far beyond my thoughts of Good vs. Evil. He establishes the conflict of Evil vs. Evil, the leadership of Hell, and the role we play in our own salvation or damnation. He leads us into territory few authors have dared explored.
Do yourself a favor – crack the cover of Do Not Weep for Me and see if you don’t shed a tear of joy. You’ll be sucked into a tale that will possess you.
Do Not Weep for Me has been noted as a sequel to Tremblay’s The Moore House, but this surely isn’t the case. Instead, readers will find themselves immersed in a novel that gives “demon possession”a completely different dimension. Several characters from Tremblay’s previous novel return, thrown together with a rich cast of citizens from the small town of Goffstown, New Hampshire, to do battle with the very essence of Evil. Do Not Weep for Me can definitely be savored as a stand-alone novel. Yet, for those who have read The Moore House, Do Not Weep for Me will feel like a return to a home well-loved, provided home exists deep in a realm of hysteria and horror. If this is a reader’s first trip to small-town New Hampshire, a true treasure of terror awaits, as does the pleasure of knowing The Moore House remains to thrust its tentacles into the darkest parts of a reader's fears.
I loved this novel. Tony took me far beyond my thoughts of Good vs. Evil. He establishes the conflict of Evil vs. Evil, the leadership of Hell, and the role we play in our own salvation or damnation. He leads us into territory few authors have dared explored.
Do yourself a favor – crack the cover of Do Not Weep for Me and see if you don’t shed a tear of joy. You’ll be sucked into a tale that will possess you.
May 15, 2022
Do Not Weep For Me is one of those stories that keeps you on the edge of your seat, rocketing through emotions, as Tremblay pulls you into an abyss of terror so deep, you’ll be lost there for days.
Horror, fear, grief, shock, dismay, and bone-chilling terror await within these pages. It’s an emotional read, as the author keeps you rooted, fully invested in the story, and its incredible cast of unique characters.
The visuals in this book will haunt you every bit as much as the outcome will astound you. This has one of the most original plot twists that I have seen done in a story of this nature. I’ve been a huge fan of demonic stories for most of my life and Do Not Weep For Me is the best one that I’ve read in recent years.
5 demonic stars.
Horror, fear, grief, shock, dismay, and bone-chilling terror await within these pages. It’s an emotional read, as the author keeps you rooted, fully invested in the story, and its incredible cast of unique characters.
The visuals in this book will haunt you every bit as much as the outcome will astound you. This has one of the most original plot twists that I have seen done in a story of this nature. I’ve been a huge fan of demonic stories for most of my life and Do Not Weep For Me is the best one that I’ve read in recent years.
5 demonic stars.
March 30, 2022
Back in 2018 I very favourably reviewed Tony Tremblay’s wild debut The Moore House which later reached the Final Ballot of the Bram Stoker Award in the First Novel Category. It was a superb haunted house yarn, which was backed up with exorcisms, dodgy priests, sexy nuns, demons and some superb characters, on both sides of the fence, good and evil.
I sped read Do Not Weep For Me so quickly I had to double check it was not a novella by the time I finished! Ultimately, not a word was wasted in the 252 pages which, I would have thought impossible, even tops The Moore House for violence, over-the-top action and crazy demon inspired kill scenes, stunning decapitations, detached talking heads and enough gross bodily fluids to drown you. That previous sentence makes this story sound very trashy; but it was nothing of the sort and was a very clever and absolutely perfectly paced horror novel in which the unbelievably becomes perfectly acceptable within the boundaries of the story. Tremblay’s publisher should give this novel to Sam Raimi to check out and I would envisage the final result to be something akin to Drag Me To Hell but with bigger, meaner, and nastier demons.
Although Do Not Weep For Me is not a direct sequel to The Moore House they are strongly connected and the consequences of what previously occurred lingers in the background. The exorcist Father MacLeod returns and the action once again takes place in Goffstown (New Hampshire) and more crucially the owner of the Goffstown Pawnshop is back and with a larger role this time around. The owner’s true identity is never truly revealed (Mr Smith or is it Jones?) but his shop seems to have mysterious supernatural properties and can sense when demons or evil is around and relocate within the boundaries of the town. Smith/Jones really stole the show and I found myself wanting to know more about him and his peculiar, fortified shop which is built to withstand assaults from powerful demons. Towards the end of the novel there were some absolutely outstanding scenes in the Pawnshop which would not have been out of place in the gore horror classic Evil Dead 2. This was an outstandingly cool location and it was a delight to see the shop have a more substantial role than it did in Moore House.
At first glance Do Not Weep For Me sounds like a trashy b-movie horror story, but do not be deceived, as it is a very cleverly plotted story which knits together perfectly in the latter stages. In the opening pages we see a demon possessed woman murder a child in front of her parent before being killed herself, with the possessed woman then heading to Gofftown. In another story-arc a disabled woman who survived a long kidnapping (and multiple rapes) promises to reveal her story to reporter Manuel Chance, but only if he helps investigate her husband, whom she suspects is involved in a series of child kidnappings. However, nothing is what it seems and the ‘Duck Lady’ is far from an innocent old granny, as the reader will find out in a particularly filthy, but very funny, scene.
A spate of child abductions around Gofftown are the focus of the most riveting story-arc, with every parent’s nightmare coming true for single dad Paul Lane when in an unguarded moment his young daughter Cindy disappears from the back garden. In the aftermath of the incident Paul connects with a mum of one of the other snatched kids and the two go on a truly terrifying journey which eventually links to what I have previously mentioned. This part of the story was incredibly absorbing, seen from the point of view of both Paul and Cindy and at various stages of the disappearances. If you struggle with violence inflicted on children, then perhaps this might not be the book for you when things take a darker supernatural turn. However, the direction the kidnapping story heads into was one of the strongest of the book and if you’ve ever seen the Disney film Freaky Friday, that gives a slight hint where it goes, but change the name to Evil Friday and you’re more on track!
In the background Tremblay nicely develops his version of the classic ‘Good Vs Evil’ battle of the ages, as there are rumblings of discontent in Hell with the pawnshop being stuck in the middle. I appreciate this book sounds mightily ridiculous, but it was so stupidly enjoyable I found it totally irresistible. Some of the scenes, where the twitching and swaggering demons sauntered into the fortified Pawnshop and the uber-cool sidekick Rex (another awesome character) were so entertaining I was glued to the page. The level of brutality was also wildly over the top, with Tony Tremblay viciously and ruthlessly butchering a substantial number of his leading characters (undoubtedly rubbing his hands with glee!) If you are a fan of exorcist/demon style fiction Do Not Weep For Me is unmissable.
I sped read Do Not Weep For Me so quickly I had to double check it was not a novella by the time I finished! Ultimately, not a word was wasted in the 252 pages which, I would have thought impossible, even tops The Moore House for violence, over-the-top action and crazy demon inspired kill scenes, stunning decapitations, detached talking heads and enough gross bodily fluids to drown you. That previous sentence makes this story sound very trashy; but it was nothing of the sort and was a very clever and absolutely perfectly paced horror novel in which the unbelievably becomes perfectly acceptable within the boundaries of the story. Tremblay’s publisher should give this novel to Sam Raimi to check out and I would envisage the final result to be something akin to Drag Me To Hell but with bigger, meaner, and nastier demons.
Although Do Not Weep For Me is not a direct sequel to The Moore House they are strongly connected and the consequences of what previously occurred lingers in the background. The exorcist Father MacLeod returns and the action once again takes place in Goffstown (New Hampshire) and more crucially the owner of the Goffstown Pawnshop is back and with a larger role this time around. The owner’s true identity is never truly revealed (Mr Smith or is it Jones?) but his shop seems to have mysterious supernatural properties and can sense when demons or evil is around and relocate within the boundaries of the town. Smith/Jones really stole the show and I found myself wanting to know more about him and his peculiar, fortified shop which is built to withstand assaults from powerful demons. Towards the end of the novel there were some absolutely outstanding scenes in the Pawnshop which would not have been out of place in the gore horror classic Evil Dead 2. This was an outstandingly cool location and it was a delight to see the shop have a more substantial role than it did in Moore House.
At first glance Do Not Weep For Me sounds like a trashy b-movie horror story, but do not be deceived, as it is a very cleverly plotted story which knits together perfectly in the latter stages. In the opening pages we see a demon possessed woman murder a child in front of her parent before being killed herself, with the possessed woman then heading to Gofftown. In another story-arc a disabled woman who survived a long kidnapping (and multiple rapes) promises to reveal her story to reporter Manuel Chance, but only if he helps investigate her husband, whom she suspects is involved in a series of child kidnappings. However, nothing is what it seems and the ‘Duck Lady’ is far from an innocent old granny, as the reader will find out in a particularly filthy, but very funny, scene.
A spate of child abductions around Gofftown are the focus of the most riveting story-arc, with every parent’s nightmare coming true for single dad Paul Lane when in an unguarded moment his young daughter Cindy disappears from the back garden. In the aftermath of the incident Paul connects with a mum of one of the other snatched kids and the two go on a truly terrifying journey which eventually links to what I have previously mentioned. This part of the story was incredibly absorbing, seen from the point of view of both Paul and Cindy and at various stages of the disappearances. If you struggle with violence inflicted on children, then perhaps this might not be the book for you when things take a darker supernatural turn. However, the direction the kidnapping story heads into was one of the strongest of the book and if you’ve ever seen the Disney film Freaky Friday, that gives a slight hint where it goes, but change the name to Evil Friday and you’re more on track!
In the background Tremblay nicely develops his version of the classic ‘Good Vs Evil’ battle of the ages, as there are rumblings of discontent in Hell with the pawnshop being stuck in the middle. I appreciate this book sounds mightily ridiculous, but it was so stupidly enjoyable I found it totally irresistible. Some of the scenes, where the twitching and swaggering demons sauntered into the fortified Pawnshop and the uber-cool sidekick Rex (another awesome character) were so entertaining I was glued to the page. The level of brutality was also wildly over the top, with Tony Tremblay viciously and ruthlessly butchering a substantial number of his leading characters (undoubtedly rubbing his hands with glee!) If you are a fan of exorcist/demon style fiction Do Not Weep For Me is unmissable.
August 2, 2024
I’ve now completed reading Tony Tremblay’s three published novels. All are set in his evil-wracked Goffstown, NH Tremblayverse – not the least bit coincidentally where Tony lives (sans the “evil-wracked” part). I read these out of order, first starting with book three (The Damage Done), then jumping back to the start of things (The Moore House), and finishing here. All three books share a number of characters and they do have their own developing evolutions through the books (especially the first two), so if you have the choice I recommend approaching them in series order to get the most out of them.
Of the three books, Do Not Weep for Me is the most squicky, what with dead children, lots of dismemberment, and plenty of graphic demon sex. That stuff doesn’t bother me, but if you’re sensitive about such things you may wanna give this a pass. In overall theme it shares more with The Moore House than it does with The Damage Done, as demonic possession plays the central role.
By the 40-50% mark I had a hard time putting the book aside to tend to basic bodily functions. As with the first book, it leads up to an epic confrontation between our somewhat morally compromised heroes and supernatural forces based in Catholic/Christian lore. God is often evoked by our heroes in hopes of changing the tide of the conflict, but never comes through unless you go with “God helps those who help themselves” excuse. Meanwhile the forces of evil tend to have much more responsive tech support.
A lot of bad things happen to good people in the pages, but (spoiler alert!) in the end Good comes out with more marbles than evil… even if the distinction between the two sides gets a bit blurry at times.
I’ve breezed through Tony’s three novels in short order… and they really sucked me along with their engagingly crafted tales. Generally speaking there was no "pushing through to the good parts"… it was more "buckle up and hang on for the ride". I’m glad I finally committed the time to take in Tony’s long-form works, and I find myself now invested in his recurrent, complicated characters as they navigate central New England’s periodic outbursts of supernatural mayhem. Can’t wait for their next outing
Of the three books, Do Not Weep for Me is the most squicky, what with dead children, lots of dismemberment, and plenty of graphic demon sex. That stuff doesn’t bother me, but if you’re sensitive about such things you may wanna give this a pass. In overall theme it shares more with The Moore House than it does with The Damage Done, as demonic possession plays the central role.
By the 40-50% mark I had a hard time putting the book aside to tend to basic bodily functions. As with the first book, it leads up to an epic confrontation between our somewhat morally compromised heroes and supernatural forces based in Catholic/Christian lore. God is often evoked by our heroes in hopes of changing the tide of the conflict, but never comes through unless you go with “God helps those who help themselves” excuse. Meanwhile the forces of evil tend to have much more responsive tech support.
A lot of bad things happen to good people in the pages, but (spoiler alert!) in the end Good comes out with more marbles than evil… even if the distinction between the two sides gets a bit blurry at times.
I’ve breezed through Tony’s three novels in short order… and they really sucked me along with their engagingly crafted tales. Generally speaking there was no "pushing through to the good parts"… it was more "buckle up and hang on for the ride". I’m glad I finally committed the time to take in Tony’s long-form works, and I find myself now invested in his recurrent, complicated characters as they navigate central New England’s periodic outbursts of supernatural mayhem. Can’t wait for their next outing
March 28, 2022
When you're looking for a light lull into Hell ... of a read.
The whole novel was super entertaining for a religious-themed horror read. His writing flows pleasantly through hell and then before you know it hours have passed. Escaping reality and taking a horror ride with Tremblay is enjoyable as all get out. Yeah, one of those.
Feel free to read my entire review at Buttonholed Book Reviews
The whole novel was super entertaining for a religious-themed horror read. His writing flows pleasantly through hell and then before you know it hours have passed. Escaping reality and taking a horror ride with Tremblay is enjoyable as all get out. Yeah, one of those.
Feel free to read my entire review at Buttonholed Book Reviews
May 6, 2023
Excellent premise. Flowing prose, character driven story with in your face action. Another writer who inflicts nightmares. Bringing exorcism to a new level. When dealing with matters of the mind, Tony shows no mercy.
May 27, 2022
One of the best novels that I have read about demonic possession. Suspenseful, chilling, and genuinely creepy!
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