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Kill Creek by Scott Thomas

26 reviews

halogirl350's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

if i never read another woman written by a man again it will be too soon

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

j_squaredd's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

There were some spooky moments, but the characterization wasn’t great (holy men writing women, Batman), and the ending wasn’t my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

graveyardreads's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

rachaelfryman's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Car accident, Chronic illness, and Dementia

archaicrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Kill Creek starts off with a bang, introducing the infamous Kill Creek house and all the tragedy it’s seen. Thomas sets the scene for a truly epic haunted house story and I was absolutely loving it for the first half of the book. Unfortunately, once I hit the halfway point I started to lose interest because the cryptic, gothic horror elements start to disappear and soon the novel reads more like an over the top action horror than a genuinely scary haunted house book. 

There’s nothing wrong with the action packed climax but it just wasn’t my cup of tea. It took me a long time to finish the second half of this book, while the first half I basically flew through. I was so invested in the characters and the haunting of Kill Creek, so when it took a 180 into R rated Scooby Doo territory it was a little jarring. 

If you’re like me and you love gothic haunted house tales, this is not it. It may start that way, but it quickly fades into a more action packed gore fest near the end so if thats not your thing and you strictly want gothic horror all the way through, I’d probably skip this one. 

If you love all horror and want a fun read then I honestly would recommend it. While I didn’t love the second half of the book, I did still enjoy it’s original take on the haunted house genre. It does get a little cliche or cheesy at points, but it’s in that B movie horror way that’s more fun than annoying. This wouldn’t be one I add to my best haunted house novels list, but it is one I’d recommend to horror or action fans. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

morganhill121's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Self harm, Blood, Child death, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ripxw's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Self harm, Racism, Rape, and Alcoholism

voidcrawler's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Suicide, Racism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Dementia, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Rape

josiek's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The first part is hard to get thru especially in regards to the strange characterization of the main female character. I think this is the authors bias and unintentional. As the character grows she becomes less of a strange rendering of a “tough” woman. Stick it out, the book gets better as it goes up to the last line

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

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