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Kindle Edition, 296 pages
Published: December 21st 2012
Publisher: Dreamscapes, Ink
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Be careful what you let in…
Siler House has stood silent beneath Savannah’s moss-draped oaks for decades. Notoriously haunted, it has remained empty until college-bound Jess Perry and three of her peers gather to take part in a month-long study on the paranormal. Jess, who talks to ghosts, quickly bonds with her fellow test subjects. One is a girl possessed. Another just wants to forget. The third is a guy who really knows how to turn up the August heat, not to mention Jess’s heart rate…when he’s not resurrecting the dead. The study soon turns into something far more sinister when they discover that Siler House and the dark forces within are determined to keep them forever. In order to escape, Jess and the others will have to open themselves up to the true horror of Siler House and channel the very evil that has welcomed them all.
Read an excerpt!!
It was only when the crickets and frogs stopped that Jess
awoke. She blinked, trying to adjust her eyes to the dark. She turned back
over, expecting Allison to be either still sitting up, or asleep. But her bed
was empty and Allison stood in front of the dresser, hands at her sides,
staring at the mirror. Alarmed, Jess sat upright.
“It’s happening again,” Allison said.
“Huh?”
“The spirits. They’re back. I can see them.”
Jess rubbed her eyes as a spark of uncertainty and a
moment’s worth of fear rustled somewhere deep inside her. “They’re there, in
the mirror?”
“Yes.”
Jess got out of bed and tentatively stood next to Allison.
She looked at the mirror, then behind her. Nothing. Uncertainty gave way to
disappointment. The mirror cast back only the shadowy figures of Allison and
herself, their faces made pale by the moonlight streaming into the room. They
were alone, as far as Jess could tell.
Damn it! Why couldn’t she
see the ghosts? Were they here? Disappointment gave way to a pang of envy.
“You don’t seem as upset as you were before,” Jess said.
“If they’re back, aren’t you afraid they’ll take over? Possess you?” She wasn’t
making fun of Allison. Something horrible had
happened to her, and she was probably more sensitive to the supernatural than
Jess was.
“Yes, I’m afraid,” Allison replied calmly.
The way Allison spoke seemed at odds with her words. The
hairs on Jess’s arms tingled, but not because of any ghosts she couldn’t see.
Right now, the only thing creepy in the room was Allison. The girl had been possessed,
after all.
Allison turned her head to look at Jess, her expression
unreadable in the shadows, even this close up. “He collects souls.”
Jess peered harder into the mirror, trying not to show
Allison she was indeed afraid. “He? Who are you talking about?”
“He’s looking at you. I can’t make out what he’s saying.
But see?” she pointed to the mirror. “He wrote his name.”
Fear and a healthy dose of agitation rose inside Jess.
Fear, because someone staring at them from inside a mirror was downright scary.
Agitated, because she couldn’t see anything, and Allison’s continual freak-outs
were wearing on her. After a long day getting here, she was exhausted and just
wanted to sleep.
“Allison, I don’t see anything! He? Who are you talking about?”
“Riley,” Allison
whispered.
“Riley? Who’s Riley?”
Allison stood just as still as she had upon Jess’s
wakening. “He lives here. With the others.”
“Others?” Jess stepped closer to the mirror, leaning
against the dresser to get a better look. Her breath fogged it enough to reveal
a single name, written backward: Riley.
If you're into horror movies, this book is for you. The creepy scale is pretty high through all the book and I pretty much love that.
The Haunting Season is about Jess, an 18 year old who can see ghost ever since her grandmother died, but everything stop about a year ago when her father passed away. Now Jess in need of two things: money for college and to see her father and grandma again.
The Siler House is an old mansion in the south with one big history of death around. And is now the center of an study group. Jess is a willing participant along with Allison, who honestly creeps me out more than the ghost themselves and who is not so very happy to be in there; Gage who has a really cool ability and a few reasons to be there; and Bryan who probably the best ability of the four and it's too upset about being part of the experiment.
Along with them is Dr. Brandt, a parapsychologist and a very interesting character who also gives you the creeps.
Along with them is Dr. Brandt, a parapsychologist and a very interesting character who also gives you the creeps.
I haven't read something like this before but I love this kind of movies where people go inside a haunted place expecting something and it turns pout everything is not what they seemed. The history of the house is told slowly by Dr. Brand in different group sessions and is so captivating!
The romance seemed a bit force for me and way too soon but Gage is the kind of guy who knows he's hot and what he does to girls.
The ghost in the house aren't the only problem for the four kids as they try to master each gist or curse and use them to discover the truth about the house.
This is a great read if you like horror movies and or books. Michelle Muto can really keep you glued to the pages to find out what will happens next.
ABOUT MICHELLE MUTO
Michelle has always loved storytelling. When she was a child, her favorite stories were of monsters and things that lurked in the dark. Telling stories often frightened her classmates and got her into a lot of trouble with her teachers. They had no sense of humor.
As an adult, Michelle traded her love of writing for the corporate life where she was an IT professional. Today, she's doing what she loves best - writing and storytelling.
Michelle grew up in Chicago, but currently lives in NE Georgia with her husband and their two dogs. She loves scary books, funny movies, sports cars, chocolate, dogs, and changes of season.
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