3*
Rumor has it that the abandoned house by the cemetery is haunted by the ghost of a witch. But rumors won’t stop carpenter Mike Kostner from rehabbing the place as a haunted house attraction. Soon he’ll learn that fresh wood and nails can’t keep decades of rumors down. There are noises in the walls, and fresh blood on the floor: secrets that would be better not to discover. And behind the rumors is a real ghost who will do whatever it takes to ensure the house reopens. She needs people to fill her house on Halloween. There’s a dark, horrible ritual to fulfill. Because while the witch may have been dead... she doesn’t intend to stay that way.
The plot for this book could’ve been so much better.
I loved the setting of the haunted house opening for Halloween and the themed horror rooms were great, the nod to many obscure but brilliant movies wasn’t lost on me as I am a big fan, so was quite disappointed in the way the plot panned out.
Creepy and atmospheric to begin, with a good introduction to characters, got me looking forward to this story however, I never really liked any of the characters and therefore was never truly captured by the novel.
Also, the full on roll into carnage just didn’t sit right with me, nothing was fully explained and I can’t say I really cared in the end.
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