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A creepy horror that takes you further into the dark than even your darkest fears will expect.

I started this book expecting strictly a story about grave robbers - and instead was given something much more intriguing and in-depth. Yes, this story is about graverobbing, but that’s only the beginning to the events that eventually unfold.

We begin this book with the aforementioned graverobbing - complete with some grisly descriptions about the corpse’s smell and appearance. But it’s what happens with the newly deceased during these experiments in the wealthy Mr. Creighton’s basement where this story really takes off. Eventually hearing about this spat of grave robberies, Chicago reporter Michael Jacobs winds up investigating the case for a story. But when he thinks he’s solved it - suddenly he’s entangled more than he could have ever expected.

Something I think this book does exceptionally well is with existential horror. I won’t spoil anything, but there’s a character (or characters) who become essentially “trapped” in their own bodies, who can no longer move as quickly as they can think. Ever. And in my honest opinion, that part of this novel was the scariest part. (Yes, there were other rather shockingly scary parts - but being trapped in your own body is a particular fear of mine and this book captures that feeling PERFECTLY.)

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys horror, with some mystery, as well as some rather fun and gory descriptions - as well as a possibly ambiguous ending. Once I began reading this book I had to finish it, and the story took a few significant turns that I was not expecting.