Review: Great
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
Bill and Karen Andersen are taking their twin daughters to their new home on Mateguas Island, where locals jest about the Rabbit King  who ruled the Land of the Dead. Once there, things take a turn.At first, it is simply small things disappearing and the onset of bad dreams. However, matters worsen and despite the desire to stay, the family must face the awful truth that that not all is at it appears to be.Coming on like a classic and blending the finest elements of Amytiville, The Wicker Man, and James Herbert's "Magic Cottage", this slick psychological horror transcends its genre to speak directly to the reader with a highly polished subtext.The beauty of this book is the theme of past and ancestry. We all have a past, and the weight of our ancestors can weigh heavily at weak points between our world and the next. The actions of the creeping shadows represent that primal, almost animal, part of ourselves, and as the terror increases so is reason, and the trappings of civilization stripped away, to reveal the vulnerable people within.This will achieve instant cult status with fans of David Pinner and Anne Rice, and those who like the works of Poe and Lovecraft will love this.Recommended.