theremightbecupcakes's Reviews (2.86k)

Confusing listen, because the unrelated Ted Bundy kept getting interjected into the mix. The true crime story was about the murder of a mother and daughter, but the author kept pointing out what was going on with the Ted Bundy case at this time or that time during the investigation.

The phrase I coined for houses that just Aren’t Right is “demented domiciles”. In Kevin Lucia’s series about Clifton Heights, the demented domicile is the entire town. Is it the soil itself that is haunted? Perhaps. In this series of stories, October curses this small American town further by lessening the veil between the living and the dead and by welcoming pranks and costumes on Halloween. Anything can happen…and does. Demented Americana, indeed, whether the generic Woolworth’s-style corner store might help…or hurt.

Occasionally lost the plot, excuse the pun, but otherwise a fascinating deep dive into these religious beliefs and practices. 

Interesting story, but a logistical error yanked me right off of it. The protagonist has no money at a critical juncture…then suddenly has money when needed. That felt like a cheat.

I am reviewing this book for Cemetery Dance in my position as an early reviewer, so I must note I was given this book in exchange for an honest review. 
A new, refreshing horror collection about the spaces between, running the gamut from simply the best Lovecraftian story I have ever read to the most disturbing body horror about the most selfish cat lady that has ever lived. Two of the stories take place in the time of Covid without being stressful to the reader, and both take a unique approach to this new horror we face, our”new normal” and the in-between space it has created in our lives. With carefully crafted introductions to each author, the reader will be making TBR lists as they go along, and making new horror friends as they crawl between these walls.