Review: A House in the Country - A Creepy Tale of Terror
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2014
A House in the Country Matt Shaw - A Creepy Tale of TerrorThis started out like the typical haunted house story but Matt manages to pull you in and have you rooting for this family as strange things go bump in the night. Everything that happens could have a perfectly normal explanation but of course you know otherwise and the tension mounts as you urge the family to wake up and run the hell away.  You are reading with one eye closed and your fists clenched as the tension mounts and you pray everything will turn out right.The story is based around two gorgeous girls and their loving parents as they move into their dream house. It should be a new start, an idyllic environment where they can create the perfect childhood and store up some wonderful memories. BUT… Things start to get moved and one of the rooms is imbued with a foul stench that just won’t seem to leave. When things start to go wrong we wonder are the girls acting out and defying their parents or is there something more insidious at play here. A daughter with nightmares adds to the mix and confusion and as the strange incidents add up we find out the house has a disturbing past, are they just imagining things or is something evil lurking in wait.I enjoyed Matt’s portrayal of this old favorite. It is done in a creepy manner that has you rushing through the pages, breath held. There is one scene that is so creepy it just gives me goose bumps.This tale has a great ending, if a little rushed – but there again isn't that the ultimate compliment when things end too quickly.Caroline Gebbie Author of Daddy Won't Kill You