The Haunting of Gillespie House by Darcy Coates
From USA Today bestseller and rising queen of atmospheric horror Darcy Coates comes a haunting story of dread and a lingering poison inside Gillespie House Elle is thrilled to spend a month minding the beautiful Gillespie property. Over an hour's drive from the nearest town, the aging mansion is ideal for someone seeking solitude. But as she explores her new home, Elle makes a startling discovery- there's a graveyard nestled deep in the woods, containing a generation of the house's residents...all who died the same year. Then things start to go very wrong, very quickly. There are skittering noises inside the walls...slamming doors...whispers in the night...a locked room...and a horrifying mystery that wants to be solved. As she investigates further, Elle begins to unravel the property's dark and dangerous history. At its center is Jonathan Gillespie, a tyrannical cult leader and the house's original owner. And as Elle soon learns...Just because he's dead, doesn't mean he's gone. Horror novels also by Darcy Coates-The Haunting of Ashburn House Voices in the SnowCarrow Haunt Craven Manor House of Shadows.
- Suggested age range- Adult
- Format- Paperback
- Product dimension- 5.5" W x 8.1" H x 0.7" D
- Genre- Horror
- Publisher- Sourcebooks, Publication date- 08-04-2020
- Page count- 240
- ISBN- 9781728221793
Web ID: 16836718
Good spooky book for this time of year!
Who doesn't love a haunted house? This is the time of year when I love reading and watching all things spooky! So this one definitely caught my attention. Elle gets to housesit at an incredibly old gothic style mansion for a month. It is isolated and sits way out where nobody will bother her. She gets to explore the house and it's property at her leisure while the owners are off on a couples retreat to help salvage their marriage. Things sound really great and perfect for getting some peace and quiet...until she starts hearing doors slamming shut and footsteps in the house. Honestly, if that had been me, I would have left right then. I'm not at all like Elle. She's really curious and dismissive of things that would have truly frightened me and sent me packing immediately. Her denial of what was going on was really irksome in many ways. But, she is a very likeable character and she honestly loves the house and you can see her growing fondness for it and her almost protective nature towards it. I liked that aspect and am not sure if the author intended that or if it just sort of happened. The story is really short and while I liked how it wrapped up the ending, I felt the actual main event was disappointing. I think it is because I was enjoying all of what else was going on and the mystery of it all. It felt more mysterious versus scary and supernatural. So having it go the way it did really fell more flat for me in the end. It was still good and fun though. It's a truly quick read so if you are looking for that, it is surely for you and I would recommend it if you want something shorter! One thing I did like is that it includes some short stories that are also by the author and I did read them. My favorite was Lights Out! That was a good one and spooked me a bit! It has mannequins and it was CREEPY! So, make sure to read those short stories that make up the remainder of the book! Thank you Sourcebooks for sending me an Early Reads copy!
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Creepy stories
This edition has the main story plus three short stories. All the stories are a little creepy and they make you want to scream at the female character and yell don’t do that. Of course as we all know they don’t listen. Love the cover and enjoyed the stories
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New Favorite Author
I am not good at writing reviews. I just saw that it had no reviews, and I had to give it a 5 star. It was exactly what I was looking for- a spooky book that would get me hooked from the beginning to the end. It gave me chills. A twist unlike any ghost story I have read (not many). New favorite author!
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