Home Before Dark

A Novel

hardcover, 389 pages

English language

Published June 29, 2020 by Dutton.

ISBN:
978-1-5247-4517-2
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(19 reviews)

What was it like? Living in that house.

Maggie Holt is used to such questions. Twenty-five years ago, she and her parents, Ewan and Jess, moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. They spent three weeks there before fleeing in the dead of night, an ordeal Ewan later recounted in a nonfiction book called House of Horrors. His tale of ghostly happenings and encounters with malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism.

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Review of 'Home Before Dark' on 'Goodreads'

3.5/5

The book follows a split timeline between the present and the fiction novel written by Maggie’s father. The similarities between the stories are probably the most interesting bits and I was very interested in seeing how the events unfold despite being set apart by many years. However there was something about how the story was written that kept me from being fully immersed. It felt like instead of letting me make my own conclusions and judgments I kept being told hold to feel, which really took away from the experience.

There were some truly creepy parts that I thought were so well done, only to be followed by something that would feel unoriginal and almost cliche. I really wish it would have gone deeper into the unknown rather than rely on generic tropes.

I especially thought that having a real explanation of the events by the end ruined the …

Review of 'Home Before Dark' on 'Goodreads'

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This was my first book by the author. I found it to be a good creepy read.i enjoyed it,with the book alternating between the past and present. I would certainly read more books by the author and if you're someone that likes creepy ,ghost stories,then this is one to read

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Subjects

  • Horror
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Fiction