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A review by curiousherring
The Horror at Pleasant Brook by Kevin Lucia
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
People in Pleasent Brook are going missing, and the streets are being haunted by gruesome masked figures, lurking in the darkness...
This book starts off with the gore, and barely stops. It's an absolute bloodbath and has some gnarly slasher vibe. It's like Stephen King's small town horror meets Scream, and I absolutely loved it! It's set around Halloween, which gives it an even more creepy, yet nostalgic feel.
When Bobby Lee puts on a mask he finds in an abandoned house, a dormant evil is released, and soon all hell breaks loose. With the help of a horror fanatic teen, the towns constable finds herself delving deep into the horrors which have begun to infect the town.
When I picked this one up, I half expected it to be set in the 80s / 90s (that cover gives off epic vintage horror!) So I was thrown off a little knowing that it's set in modern day. I still find it strange when reading a book that's set throughout COVID, and most the time I find that it doesn't really add to the story. However, it really added depth to this one!
The Horror at Pleasant Brook gets real creepy, especially when the creatures start showing hive-minded behaviour! Grace is an absolut badass, and all the characters felt so, so vivid. I freaking loved this book.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, Crystal Lake Publishing, and the author for the ARC in return for an honest review!
This book starts off with the gore, and barely stops. It's an absolute bloodbath and has some gnarly slasher vibe. It's like Stephen King's small town horror meets Scream, and I absolutely loved it! It's set around Halloween, which gives it an even more creepy, yet nostalgic feel.
When Bobby Lee puts on a mask he finds in an abandoned house, a dormant evil is released, and soon all hell breaks loose. With the help of a horror fanatic teen, the towns constable finds herself delving deep into the horrors which have begun to infect the town.
When I picked this one up, I half expected it to be set in the 80s / 90s (that cover gives off epic vintage horror!) So I was thrown off a little knowing that it's set in modern day. I still find it strange when reading a book that's set throughout COVID, and most the time I find that it doesn't really add to the story. However, it really added depth to this one!
The Horror at Pleasant Brook gets real creepy, especially when the creatures start showing hive-minded behaviour! Grace is an absolut badass, and all the characters felt so, so vivid. I freaking loved this book.
Thank you so much to NetGalley, Crystal Lake Publishing, and the author for the ARC in return for an honest review!