A review by magenta_menace
The Last Haunt by Max Booth III

2.75

i think i would have enjoyed this a bit more if i wasn't super well-versed on the extreme haunt that this story was based on. i really liked the documentary style of the piece, but EVERYTHING was ripped from mckamey manor, which ended up making it feel very heavy-handed. like, "gus mckinley" is very obviously russ mckamey. there wasn't a lot of nuance here. don't get me wrong, it was a fun read and i really loved the supernatural twist at the end, but like even down to the small details like the bags of dog food, the onesies, the facebook group--it was all ripped from real life. changing some of the details would have made this a little more compelling.