Review: A horror story, but not enough creepy.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
Evil lurks in Darkridge Hall. People who are 'sensitive' to paranormal things, have been seeing Shadow-like, not-quite-human beings around Darkridge Hall for over a century. Why are sensitive people alone being murdered by these Shadow beings? What is it with the number seventeen? Professor Mark Harris, and his students Andy and David, along with police chief Charles Buck, have to face all the craziness and find ways to destroy these Shadow beings before it is too late.The writing was quite simple, and easy to read. The story was actually fun- well, it is a horror novel, but I certainly enjoyed it. The horror part was a good attempt. To me, language, character development, and the world in which the story is built is as important as the actual story itself, but in this case I can make an exception.There might be many who feel this is spooky, but to me, it felt flat in the later half, which felt too rushed, and had not enough creepiness in it. But, well, if you are looking for enjoyment and some scare, well, go for this book.I did feel that this novel would make a great scary movie though!That said, this book is a quick, fun read.