The Haunting of Ashburn House by Darcy Coates

3.9 (7)
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From USA Today bestseller and rising queen of atmospheric horror Darcy Coates comes a haunting story of intrigue, misery, and fear. There's something wrong with Ashburn House...Everyone knows about Ashburn House. They whisper its old owner went mad, and restless ghosts still walk the halls. They say it's the dwelling place of something cruel and sinister. But when Adrienne-desperate and in need of a place to stay-inherits the crumbling old mansion, she only sees it as a lifeline... until darkness falls. Strange messages are etched into the walls. Furniture moves when she leaves the room. There's something here-something powerful, angry, and hell-bent on shaking things up. Worse, a grave hidden in the depths of the forest hints at a terrible, unforgivable secret. Eventually Adrienne can't ignore that a twisted thing lives in the house, its hungry eyes ever-watchful. Chasing the threads of a decades-old mystery, it isn't long before she realizes she's become prey to something deeply unnatural and intensely resentful. She has no idea how to escape. She has no idea how to survive. Only one thing is certain- Ashburn's dead are not at rest. Horror novels also by Darcy Coates-The Haunting of Ashburn House The Haunting of Blackwood House Craven Manor The House Next Door Voices in the Snow.

  • Product Features

    • Suggested age range- Adult
    • Format- Paperback
    • Product dimension- 5.4" W x 8.2" H x 1" D
    • Genre- Horror
    • Publisher- Sourcebooks, Publication date- 03-03-2020
    • Page count- 336
    • ISBN- 9781728220130

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Inkwitchery
3 months ago

3 stars

THE HAUNTING OF ASHBURN HOUSE by Darcy Coates I had high hopes for this one, but alas. I loved the creepy house at the edge of town, the lone grave tucked away in the woods, the eerie family portraits in the hallway… However, an unsettling atmosphere can only go so far. Adrienne, was so… dumb. And naive! I never felt she was in any real danger. Where’s the tension or suspense? Too much time was spent describing mundane tasks (making tea, feeding her cat etc.) which didn’t add to or further the plot. In fact, nothing exciting happened until I got to the last third of the book. Then it became a “cozy” horror with a zombie and meh —I just didn’t buy it. Also? Adrienne is in a dark house with electricity issues, no oil for the old fashioned oil lamp, no batteries for a flashlight, yet she never thinks to LIGHT the bajillion candles in the attic?! Gah! Honorable mention for Wolfgang the kitty (because I have a kitty named Wolfgang!); he was the best part of this book. The rest of it? Eh —it was fine, but not great. Rating: 3/5 ⭐️

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Nowellsm
3 years ago

Loved this book

Gave up reading for years and this book brought me back into it.

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Jettjess1
3 years ago
from Sacramento

Absolutely loved

Absolutely wonderful if you like slow buildup in a horror story. The author does a wonderful job at building the world and the characters. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a new haunting house story to add to their collection.

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HapplessCamper
3 years ago
from MN

Little did I know

When I was walking through the bookstore a few days before halloween last year I was hoping to find something spooky to read in honor of the holiday. I saw this book highlighted on the bookshelf and bought it, and little did I know it would lead to a shopping splurge and reading binge of all the other Darcy Coates books I could find. This book started me off, gripped and hooked me proper to the point where I needed more and couldn't help but to buy more from this author. It was perfectly spooky, very much a page turner, and I loved the atmosphere.

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girlsgoalsandgongshows
3 years ago
from Dubuque, IA

A solid haunted house story--3.5 stars

Adrienne inherits a mansion with a haunted history and decades old mystery in Darcy Coates’ “The Haunting of Ashburn House.” I’ve now read a few of Coates’ books and while I enjoy all of them, for me, they lack the “and then some” factor that my other favorite horror writers deliver in their stories. While clearly in the horror genre—gothic more specifically—I like one other reviewers use of the term “cozy horror.” While Ashburn has some creepy scenes, paranormal elements and a murder mystery to solve, it’s all very comfortable. It’s like snuggling up with a cozy blanket by the fire to a great ghost story that’s more fun than scary. That’s a great niche for Coates that a lot of readers quite enjoy—myself included. I personally feel the scare factor is lacking, though and keep hoping the next book of hers I read has it. All in all, The Haunting of Ashburn House is an atmospheric ghost story about not just a haunted house but the haunted family Adrienne must confront. A solid gothic story with a likable damsel in distress, readers will enjoy the thrills and chills Ashburn elicites.

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GS Jacobson
5 years ago
from Nashville, TN

Perfect Chiller

Darcy knows real estate! Perfect Summer read as it will chill you to the bone. Such an eerie story, it will keep you up at night.

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SomePerson84
5 years ago
from New Orleans

No *harsh vent, one woman’s opinion*

I wanted a horror book. I like the horror genre. No, it’s not completely the same kind of scare as a movie. But anything creepy will do. I haven’t finished the book yet, but I am 187 pages into in and on ch 28. So far NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. No progress, no change in the character development. The denial is so ridiculous and just for the sake of prolonging the reveal it’s EXHAUSTING. Will I finish it? Yes, I paid for the dang book. But it’s repetitive (maybe that’s the slow madness the author wanted, not in the character but in the reader), if you’ve read one chapter you’ve read 3/4ths of the book. I gave it two stars to give it the benefit of a doubt that by the end it will pull itself together.

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