Review: Creepy Short Story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2013
Corbin Malone is in the middle of an investigation into the murders of women in the long abandoned Ruby Hill Lunatic Asylum when he's trust back into the life of Ashley Pearce, paranormal investigator. Blaming Ashley for the death of his brother, Corbin had pushed her out of his life several months prior. When Corbin and Ashley are reunited in the same asylum that his brother died in, Corbin must push his disbelief in ghosts and blame toward Ashley aside and get to the bottom of the serial killer using the asylum as his backdrop for murder.Corbin's beliefs (regarding ghosts and the death of brother) are seriously tested, forcing him to realize things about himself that he never wanted to admit. Finding proof of ghosts and watching Ashley interact with an evil entity put a lot of his life into perspective. And when he finds out who the former administrators and employees were, he soon realizes that people aren't drawn randomly to the asylum ~ they are linked to it through history. A skeptic is transformed into a believer on this night.Ruby Hill is a truly chilling account of ghost hunting at an asylum after dark. The entire story has fantastic descriptions and is told in a way that brings the reader right into the asylum with Corbin and Ashley. The creep factor was great but the romance angle lacked a bit of true character spark.This short story is a quick read laced with a bit of horror.Review Copy Courtesy of Entangled Publishing, via NetGalley, at no cost in exchange for an honest review.