by Alex Mcdermott:
Horror monsters seem to go through trends. When I was little, it was the vampire. Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire found a new audience, Poppy Z. Brite gave us Lost Souls, and Francis Ford Coppola (with a major casting in Gary Oldman) turned the Count into one of the most romantic killers of all time. The 00s were the decade of the zombie. George Romero was still going strong as were Romero remakes. Max Brooks wrote World War Z and the undead were everywhere. Where have the ghosts gone? JG Faherty’s The Cold Spot is just what the spirit world ordered to escort them back into the limelight.
Faherty’s protagonist is an extremely isolated young boy. Taunted and tormented because of a birthmark, Clay loses his family in a horrific fire. His new town proves just as brutal and cold until he meets a few unusual friends. These friends are dead. They weave a mournful tale of pain, sorrow, and murder as they draw Clay into their circle. It’s compelling. I believed as Clay believed. But… there always is one isn’t there? Midway, I thought I had the story down. I knew what had happened to these kids right? I couldn’t have been more wrong. The twists and turns at the end create a rollercoaster ride in the last pages that I did not see coming.
The Cold Spot can be found on Amazon.com.
Read this one carefully as Faherty doesn’t make it easy. The first time I read the ending, I was disappointed. What? That’s how it ends? But… you said… and I read it again. I had to read the entire story again and it made me rethink the entire premise! That’s my kind of story.
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