A small town with dark secrets. A house hidden in the woods that holds horrors unimaginable. Four friends on summer break fighting off a group of bullies dead set on ruining their summer of fun. The little town of Winnsboro has buried its secrets beneath years of history and faded memories. But, it’s about to be unearthed releasing ancient creatures as a budding psychopath blooms Will they … survive what comes for them and possibly the world or will The Damned Place end it all?
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I loved this book. This is the first book I’ve read by Chris Miller and I was not disappointed with The Damned Place. The story is well written and creepy. My interest was grabbed from the very start and I could not put down. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author and would recommend reading.
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I have read a few of Chris Miller’s books before and they never fail to engage and scare me! His writing style pulls you in and wraps you up in the horror of the moment – you feel like you are there! The characters, as always, are well developed and engaging. If you like horror, you’ll love this and probably anything else written by Mr. Miller. Go out and get your copy today, I can’t recommend it enough!
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This is a wonderful horror story that is a brilliant way to introduce me to this author. I found this to be a page-turner and each page was a joy to read! There is nothing to not like about this book if this is your go to genre.
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I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and would like to review it. This is a very twisted and horrifying book, it is quite a page turner.
This novel surprised me. It is extremely well written. It is long, but the book needs to be in order to give the full background and history of the main setting of the book. The story is about a group of kids that become best friends who encounter a strange house in the middle of the woods they play in. Some unexplained events happen at the house and the kids do their own research into the property and its past. They learn of an unspeakable evil that manipulates weak individuals to help it come into our world. The kids realize they are the only ones that can stop this evil from crossing over, but it may cost them more than they bargained for.
I loved the fact that these kids were so willing to try and save their world from impending doom on top of dealing with some pretty brutal bullies! They rely on each other. They have a fierce loyalty that is unwavering through their darkest moments. The story had me cracking up with some of the antics of these kids. Other times I got tearful when they went through pain. This book will be a roller coaster of emotions as the momentum picks up all the way through the end. I could not stop listening to this audio book because I was hooked and had to find out what happened next. This book is definitely one of my top picks for this year! It is just that good!
Chris Miller’s ‘The Damned Place‘ starts off with an absolute bang and introduces us to the mysterious house in the woods almost immediately.
I love when books fly out of the gate and decide to hold nothing back and throughout this book, Miller continued to push the envelope with horrific descriptions and awful characters.
What I liked: I’m a sucker for coming-of-age stuff set in the woods and this ticked off all of those boxes. We get a group of friends who’ve built a little hide-out in the woods who become the subject of the towns despicable bullies. The kids are relate-able and you root for them almost immediately. The setting is great and we spend a fair amount of time in the woods and near or in the house that has been mostly forgotten by the town.
What I didn’t like: This one’s a bit tougher. I found a bit of the dialogue when the ‘other place’ was described almost laughable at times with the ‘Fick a shoo’ and ‘Feck a shee’ stuff being off-putting. The most jarring thing that really killed the momentum for me was the repeated use of a six-letter slur over and over again. ‘F****t’ was probably used close to, if not more than 200 times in the book and it just lost any power or impact of a negative word towards the group by the bullies by the fifth utterance. I’m not opposed to the word being used, especially in context with the time period this was set in, but I just didn’t see a point with it being used so often.
Why you should buy it: The book is a fun read, and other than that slur, which hasn’t seemed to be a problem for other reviewers, than have at it! The house is creepy as hell and the ‘things’ over ‘there’ were great! Miller just released a sequel, which I’d be keen to see where things have gone from book one.