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Stolen Tongues
by Felix Blackwell
Stolen Tongues | Felix Blackwell
Like many others, I discovered this horror gem through recommendations in the Book of Horror Facebook group. I’d seen it around lots of places but it was this push that made me move it up my TBR list and jump on in. I was intrigued that it is being developed into a movie, I might have to watch that one in the day time.
The story follows Felix and his wife Faye (yes the author named the characters are himself and his wife) who arrive at a cabin for a romantic weekend. Very quickly what starts out as a romantic getaway, becomes a horrifying, terror-inducing nightmare when someone or something takes an interest in Faye. After returning to their suburban home, Felix soon realizes that they can’t run from this and if he wants to save his wife he will have to confront something he never imagined.
From the first frightening chapters (yes, I’m looking at you parrot!), this book very quickly jumps into the scares and doesn’t quite let up. I’ve heard others describe it as the scariest book they have every read and not being able to read at night, while I personally didn’t find it that scary overall, there certainly were some times where I was on the edge of my seat. The author handles the native American subject matter in a respectful and tactful way which doesn’t feel like a vehicle used just to drive the scares.
My only negative would be that I found the book quite long. The pacing in the middle half felt like a bit of a slog, and quite repetitive, I was kind of waiting for a little more not more of the same.
Overall, this is a gem of a horror book that I’d highly recommend. It’s not extremely in the horror or gore and is creepy and scary enough to satisfy most readers.
Thank you to Book of Horror group and I will look out for more books by this author.
Like many others, I discovered this horror gem through recommendations in the Book of Horror Facebook group. I’d seen it around lots of places but it was this push that made me move it up my TBR list and jump on in. I was intrigued that it is being developed into a movie, I might have to watch that one in the day time.
The story follows Felix and his wife Faye (yes the author named the characters are himself and his wife) who arrive at a cabin for a romantic weekend. Very quickly what starts out as a romantic getaway, becomes a horrifying, terror-inducing nightmare when someone or something takes an interest in Faye. After returning to their suburban home, Felix soon realizes that they can’t run from this and if he wants to save his wife he will have to confront something he never imagined.
From the first frightening chapters (yes, I’m looking at you parrot!), this book very quickly jumps into the scares and doesn’t quite let up. I’ve heard others describe it as the scariest book they have every read and not being able to read at night, while I personally didn’t find it that scary overall, there certainly were some times where I was on the edge of my seat. The author handles the native American subject matter in a respectful and tactful way which doesn’t feel like a vehicle used just to drive the scares.
My only negative would be that I found the book quite long. The pacing in the middle half felt like a bit of a slog, and quite repetitive, I was kind of waiting for a little more not more of the same.
Overall, this is a gem of a horror book that I’d highly recommend. It’s not extremely in the horror or gore and is creepy and scary enough to satisfy most readers.
Thank you to Book of Horror group and I will look out for more books by this author.