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A review by amybibliophile
The Inner Room by Robert Aickman
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
A strange eerie dollhouse sits in an old used toy store until a family comes by and takes it home for their daughters birthday present. Bought in a state of disrepair the girl takes it upon herself to fix the house up after being stored in a spare bedroom, only she can't access an inner room. It's not long before footsteps are heard walking around the upstairs landing at night, made by strangers that seem to be very familiar to those locked inside the dollhouse. Fast forward to girl now being a grown woman, she stumbles upon a house located in the middle of a forest, when the weather takes a turn for the worst she retreats into the house until the rain blows over, only the people she meets inside the house have an alarming resemblance to those in her doll house as a child.
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Such a short, short story that is in need of a few extra pages. I found The Inner Room slightly creepy, I liked the idea of it, however I still have absolutely no idea what's in the 'Inner Room'. I understand the author is leaving it up to your own imagination in a way but at this point the possibilities are endless and I felt like giving the reader a little more detail would have made this novelette seriously sinister and left an impression for longer.
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Such a short, short story that is in need of a few extra pages. I found The Inner Room slightly creepy, I liked the idea of it, however I still have absolutely no idea what's in the 'Inner Room'. I understand the author is leaving it up to your own imagination in a way but at this point the possibilities are endless and I felt like giving the reader a little more detail would have made this novelette seriously sinister and left an impression for longer.