Review: A Great Return to Real Horror
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2011
The Congregation starts out by plunging the reader almost immediately into a dark world, full of sinister undertones and unwelcome questions. The tone is consistently dark, and the reader gets to see the evil that festers inside. This story is older than time, yet one you haven't heard before. A good, pure scare that will make you think long after you've read the last page.As someone who grew up devouring horror, especially Stephen King and Dean Koontz, I ended up moving away from horror for awhile and examining other genres. This was a magnificent return to horror, a book that not only addresses a spiritual nightmare, but also terror of a purely human sort. The monster in this book is not the only thing to fear, just the most obvious. A great read, and one I'd definitely recommend.