Hardcover, 272 pages
Published Oct. 11, 2016 by Skyhorse.
…but a lot of crazy fun. I’m a sucker for oral histories, and this one was never dull. Just suspend all disbelief going in and read it as a satire rather than horror.
Groooooooan. I originally DNFd this but I was bored and persuaded to finish it. This was so dumb. The decisions made by characters were beyond my ability to suspend my disbelief. And I just read Pet Sematary. I kept waiting for something. Some twist, some reveal. The closest thing we get is so eye rolley it’s insulting.
Barely “So-So”. Best way to describe this book. Not one likable character. Strange structure and style. The best part of the story is left unexplained, which takes away from its plausibility. If your in your late teens or early twenties now, maybe it’ll resonate more. For me though, pretty sad use of my time.
Chilling. Truly chilling. Two things really stick with me:
The killing couple. They were masked the whole time, and an urban legend to those who never saw them, so they may have mingled amongst the other kids by day. No one knows who they really were, and they’re out there. And there are real people like that, waiting for a chance or an excuse to hurt people. The horror movie The Strangers was inspired by true events—people hurting people because they can, because of the shield of isolation. Then...the postcards. So many ramifications behind those. I actually got chills finishing that chapter.
The new company’s choice for the park. Pay to pretend you were there. In our murder-entertainment culture right now, where podcast hosts giggle over stories of murder, this is not far-fetched from reality. Therein lies the deep horror.
