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tykewriter's review
4.0
Hold on to your lunch boys and girls, this is another signature slice of graphic horror from the pen of Ian Woodhead.
When a group young people decide to visit a derelict house with a gruesome reputation -- it beats sitting on the sofa watching yet another slasher horror movie, so they think -- they find themselves starring in their own night of horror, as a demonic presence takes them apart one by one.
The house itself has a life of its own, an extension of the evil presence, shifting around to disorientate our hapless rats in the maze, as they fight for their survival. There's a killer possessed by the demon courtesy of an ancient mask, and this creature can get into the heads of its victims, shifting their perception of reality. Deciding what is real and what is a grim hallucination can make the difference between life and death.
Fast paced, the reader is kept on their toes as they are thrown into the same disorientating labyrinth of blood and gore the characters must face, but at least the reader can be sure they'll get out of this alive.
The editing is a little rough and ready in places, and there's a certain 'no frills' look to the print edition (that this review deals with) but the story is a real page-turner, yet another classic Woodhead, oozing an exuberant love of horror. Be afraid -- and don't go into the cellar... Oops, too late!
When a group young people decide to visit a derelict house with a gruesome reputation -- it beats sitting on the sofa watching yet another slasher horror movie, so they think -- they find themselves starring in their own night of horror, as a demonic presence takes them apart one by one.
The house itself has a life of its own, an extension of the evil presence, shifting around to disorientate our hapless rats in the maze, as they fight for their survival. There's a killer possessed by the demon courtesy of an ancient mask, and this creature can get into the heads of its victims, shifting their perception of reality. Deciding what is real and what is a grim hallucination can make the difference between life and death.
Fast paced, the reader is kept on their toes as they are thrown into the same disorientating labyrinth of blood and gore the characters must face, but at least the reader can be sure they'll get out of this alive.
The editing is a little rough and ready in places, and there's a certain 'no frills' look to the print edition (that this review deals with) but the story is a real page-turner, yet another classic Woodhead, oozing an exuberant love of horror. Be afraid -- and don't go into the cellar... Oops, too late!
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