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biancarosesmith's review
4.0
For those looking for a witchy horror story with gore and cheese look no further!
The story opens with the scene of the witch and aka broom woman Thessaly Cross being buried alive by the men of the town Crossfall in the year 1691 after trying everything they could to kill her. What they didn’t know is she would be resurrected in the current day by wielding her power through Vic, the abusive husband of Mandy whom she ends up murdering after a heated argument between them and buried in the field only to have him rise from the dead as the Tatterdemon.
Vernon is such an entertaining author and honestly hooked me from start to finish. For me it was the perfect balance of gore and cheese and although I wasn’t scared throughout the book (never have been scared reading a book though) there were many moments throughout where I shuddered and was glad I didn’t have a sensitive stomach.
There are three parts/books - Revenant, Resurrection and Requiem but they blended together seamlessly for me.
Some trigger warnings: rape/sexual assault, animal deaths, abuse and lots of gore. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who can’t read through the above. But if you are able to sit through those things the narrative is entertaining and horrific.
I would love to see this turned into a movie. I feel it would translate really well and would be very entertaining.
The story opens with the scene of the witch and aka broom woman Thessaly Cross being buried alive by the men of the town Crossfall in the year 1691 after trying everything they could to kill her. What they didn’t know is she would be resurrected in the current day by wielding her power through Vic, the abusive husband of Mandy whom she ends up murdering after a heated argument between them and buried in the field only to have him rise from the dead as the Tatterdemon.
Vernon is such an entertaining author and honestly hooked me from start to finish. For me it was the perfect balance of gore and cheese and although I wasn’t scared throughout the book (never have been scared reading a book though) there were many moments throughout where I shuddered and was glad I didn’t have a sensitive stomach.
There are three parts/books - Revenant, Resurrection and Requiem but they blended together seamlessly for me.
Some trigger warnings: rape/sexual assault, animal deaths, abuse and lots of gore. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who can’t read through the above. But if you are able to sit through those things the narrative is entertaining and horrific.
I would love to see this turned into a movie. I feel it would translate really well and would be very entertaining.
wellwortharead's review against another edition
5.0
Welcome to Crossfall, where 300 years of festering hatred has just boiled over. Nearly everyone in this book has a nasty little secret that they are waiting to share with you, so come on in. The characters are dark, gritty, and in your face. Everything a horror lover could ask for, be it voodoo,murder, or bodies in the freezer are neatly wrapped for you in this well told tale.
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