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A review by clarice_mj
The Red Church by Scott Nicholson
4.0
Wonderfully creepy story!
My initial thought about this story which takes place in a small North Carolina town is that it could be described as “Andy of Mayberry meets Stephen King”. But Nicholson has a unique writing style that can only be compared to King in the way he draws the reader into the story with his well-developed characters and deceptively easy to read narrative.
I loved the way he told this story by rotating through the perspectives of everyone involved. Although the fact that there was something seriously creepy going on at the Red Church was established right away, the details were slowly and artfully revealed through the thoughts of the townsfolk – and even the “thing” from the Red Church. The “voice” of each character in the story is unique, and, even though Nicholson is an adult male, the “voices” of the children and females in this story sound very authentic.
Scott Nicholson is a master story teller and I can’t wait to read more of his work.
My initial thought about this story which takes place in a small North Carolina town is that it could be described as “Andy of Mayberry meets Stephen King”. But Nicholson has a unique writing style that can only be compared to King in the way he draws the reader into the story with his well-developed characters and deceptively easy to read narrative.
I loved the way he told this story by rotating through the perspectives of everyone involved. Although the fact that there was something seriously creepy going on at the Red Church was established right away, the details were slowly and artfully revealed through the thoughts of the townsfolk – and even the “thing” from the Red Church. The “voice” of each character in the story is unique, and, even though Nicholson is an adult male, the “voices” of the children and females in this story sound very authentic.
Scott Nicholson is a master story teller and I can’t wait to read more of his work.