Sunday Billy Sunday

by Mark Wheaton

We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. - 1 Corinthians 10:9

When Dallas-area priest Father Billy Acosta believes he's been shown a miracle by God, instead of being uplifted, ensuing weeks of doubt make him demand to see a second one. Driven crazy by what he feels is God's silence, he heads to his church's East Texas summer camp to massacre 99 kids - one at a time - to bring about Divine Intervention. Among the campers are four 14 year-olds - Phil, Mark, Faith and Maia - who are forced to come of age in the Texas woods, cut off from civilization, as their friends begin dying in horrific fashion, convinced as they are that the Devil has come to Earth and is slaughtering the faithful...

Genres: Horror

189 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2009

Reviews

[Melissa Herman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Different, but good.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had initially wanted to say this was pretty much a slasher in a book. A group of kids in the woods getting killed in different, gruesome ways. However, this book was much more than that. There are many complicated themes woven into this story. Insanity, deceit, compulsiveness, love, and religion all form a horror tale for any horror fan. Creepy villain, imaginative kills, make it a fun horror while, at the same time, finding out what the characters will do in the face of confronting all forms of faith make it a story to think about. This was a fast read for me and I loved it.

[Angie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I liked how crazy the priest was, and the teenagers were good as well. The priest in trying to get God to speak to him decides to kill the kids at the yearly church summer camp. Although they are there for a month he wastes no time in starting his murder spree. His methods are great, he means to keep everyone trapped, secluded and completely cut of from help. Will anyone survive, the book keeps you guessing right to the end.

[Tiffani Ellis · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was the worst book that I have ever read. The only conceivable reason that I can see someone giving this more than one star is if they gave birth to the author. I only finished it to see how bad it could get. Even for a horror story, the characters did not react in believable, or even human, ways. I just could't find anything I liked.

[Tanya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the book when I first started reading it. Before I had even gotten to the middle of the book, though, I already knew who was killing everyone. After that, and then finding out why he was killing everyone and the anticlimactic way that the story ended, I didn't really think that it was that great. It was an easy read for a two hour drive home for Easter, though. Eh...

[Charles Hallett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Terrifying and realistic. The writing is like a bat out of hell.

[Sheila · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was unbelievably creepy, but excellent to read. I couldn't put it down. Would definitely recommend it to anyone to read.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is a bit out there. Not my usual fare in reading. Oddly bizarre, but in a good way.

[Ken Weinert]

False

[Abigail · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not a fan of this one. Didn't seem believable and it was kind of pointless. I liked that the author tried to make it like it really happened, but even that was mediocre

[Angie · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is not a book for those with a weak stomach or those who can't tolerate weak editing !