Review: Delightful & Decadent!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 25, 2012
Delightful! Lyrical prose-horror viewed through the kaleidoscope of realism and shifting reality-finely tuned characterization-and a pace that allows no stopping nor turning back-another Scott Nicholson gem! Every one of Author Nicholson's books I've read has been a winner, but some are even beyond exceptional, and "Creative Spirit" is one of these. I absolutely could not turn away from this book-I felt as if I was devouring it rather than reading it.This is not a novel in which the horror begins up front: rather, like the little cat feet of a fog, the horror creeps along almost silently, waiting in the backdrop. On the forefront of the stage is a hundred-year-old mansion, with a powerful, wealthy founder who willed his estate to be a perpetual artist's retreat. Why? Most of the artists don't ponder, but are happy to enjoy the sightseeing and the opportunity to get away-and to exhibit their egos and vanity. But the mansion-and the entire estate-are a crucible where emotions fire up and spirits roam. No one but a very exclusive few understand this mansion's secrets.Creative Spirit