Well, that was something.

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Night Film is a weird beast.

One part detective story, one part chillfest, it blends different genres with no problem at all - and that’s what I loved most about it, I think. Pessl so expertly blends the weirdness into the detective story that, even as the main character questions the supernatural events, it feels natural. And really, really creepy.

The mixed media aspect of the novel works well. Between website screenshots, newspaper articles and photos, the additional media worked well to help flesh out the world and characters without taking the place of the actual storytelling. You could easily read the novel without those aspects and it would still be great - you just wouldn’t have that extra in-depth look at the characters.

It’s tough writing much more of this review, simply because so much of the novel works in not knowing what’s coming. There aren’t any big scares in the images (except for one relatively innocent picture that creeped me out so much more than it should have), but so much of the novel’s power lies in following the main characters as the story unwinds to its conclusion.

And even as it ended and I turned off my Nook, I still wanted so much more.