Review: Awesome Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 15, 2013
I received a free copy of this work in exchange for an honest review.In Deadly Road we're introduced to the main character, Lizzie, as she's hurrying to get home after seeing her boyfriend dancing with another woman. On her drive home, there's a section of the road that's continually covered with fog at night. Under normal circumstances, Lizzie drives through it nice and slow, but due to her drama and a couple of drinks she decides getting home quickly is more important than safety. Big mistake.When she hits and kills a man, her world threatens to crumble around her from the guilt of leaving him dead alongside the road. Things quickly become worse when he begins to visit her in her dreams and invades her home as a ghost. Being run over can piss someone off, and no more so than with this ghost, who has his own idea for revenge.By making an unlikely friend, she has the chance to defend herself and save the souls of other innocents caught in the circle created by a powerful evil.Deadly Road is dripping with description and the terror of an individual's struggle to come to terms with something they did while also facing something greater. I could see King's influence early on and enjoyed the various horror movie qualities found throughout it. From invading and attacking the heroine through her dreams ala Freddie Kruger to the dark and spooky woods with coyotes and spiders everywhere this has a little something for every horror fan.