House of Skin
Written by Jonathan Janz
Narrated by David Peters
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Myles Carver is dead. Myles’s wife, Annabel, is dead too, but she is also waiting, lying in her grave in the woods. For nearly half a century she was responsible for a nightmarish reign of terror, and she’s not prepared to stop now. She is hungry to live again…and her unsuspecting nephew, Paul, will be the key.
Jonathan Janz
Jonathan Janz is the author of more that fifteen novels and numerous shorter works. Since debuting in 2012, Jonathan’s work has been lauded by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, The Library Journal, and many others. He lives in West Lafayette, Indiana. Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a graveyard, which explains everything. Brian Keene named his debut novel The Sorrows “the best horror novel of 2012.”
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Reviews for House of Skin
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I liked the general concept of this book, but the objectivication of the female characters made me feel pretty uncomfortable. It take the male gaze to the next level.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Rating: 3.5 of 5 Slow build, patience required. The pace picked up around page 175, built steadily to climax, and ended strong. A couple good scares. No surprises though. I'd read another book by Janz. ***WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILER FOLLOWS*** I wouldn't classify this as a "ghost" story. Annabel seemed more like an ancient evil being like a demon or deity as opposed to an evil human spirit. That's the vibe I picked up.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5"House of Skin" is an outstanding supernatural tale that's filled with murder, obsession, possession, sex, chilling plot twists, and outstanding writing. Author Jonathan Janz has set the bar high for his next work because this novel is so hard to put down.The plot revolves around the cursed Carver family and their estate, Watermere. When Paul Carver inherits the estate from his not-so-dear departed uncle, Miles Carver, he leaves his life and girlfriend behind in Memphis and moves to Indiana. As Paul takes up residence at Watermere he begins to go through a number of life changes, the most important of which is meeting his gorgeous and strangely familiar neighbor, Julia Merrow. Paul, an aspiring author, soon finds his literary motivation from Watermere and the beautiful Julia. As he begins to find out more about his family's history, he soon realizes that he may be under the same "spell" that affected his uncle and other relatives and that Julia's past may be connected to that of his family.The story really picks up momentum as a number of suspicious disappearances and murders begin to mount up near Watermere and in the neighboring community of Shadeland. Paul soon finds himself on the top of the list of suspects because of his family name. The more he works to convince the local sheriff of his innocence, the more he begins to realize who's really behind the murders.Readers who enjoy the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Richard Laymon, Bentley Little, and John Saul will really enjoy this book. In "House of Skin" (Janz' 2nd major work), Janz demonstrates a real maturity as a writer by creating a deftly written plot that will continually keeps readers guessing. The outcome is a real page-turner that will keep most readers up long into the night.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have three words to describe House of Skin: Creepy, Creepy, Creepy! I don't often read horror books, and I was sceptical when I began this one. My initial thought was that this book was not particularly scary. The more I read, the more I wanted to put the book down and the more I wanted to keep reading. It turned out to be fast-paced, exciting, and scary. House of Skin will make me rethink everything that goes bump in the night!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When I picked up this book I had to just keep reading to find out what happens.Fast, surprising and scary! Hold on and don't read with the lights out! This is a great book, a must read! Hat's off to Jonathan!
I got this book from LibraryThing.com. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5An unexpected inheritance holds more hidden surprises in this full-on horror novel.The narrative is punctuated with horrific episodes of undiluted savagery. They are uncomfortable and written with an admirable lack of self-consciousness. It's also an interesting story with plenty of unexpected directions. It has all the hallmarks of a great horror novel.However, I did not connect terribly well with this book. I found it hard to keep characters straight at times, and the timeline of events was hard to follow sometimes, too; not what sequence they happened in but how far apart they happened. And I didn't really feel a positive connection to any of the characters, not even Sam.Many thanks to Flame Tree Press for the ARC. My voluntary review is my honest opinion.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Paul Carver never knew his uncle Myles or anything about him other than the fact that his family disliked him. He was never spoken of and never to be asked about. Still, that seems no reason to refuse a free mansion and a large sum of cash. Paul packs up, leaves his old life and former girlfriend behind and drives all night to claim his inheritance. When Paul arrives he finds that his family are not the only ones who hated Myles Carver. The local sheriff seems to bear a grudge as well. Strange changes begin to over take Paul as he settles in to Watermere. Has he taken possession of the house or has it taken possession of him?
This was a masterful story of evil that never dies.
I received an advance copy for review. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Character development was great, action started from beginning. Great descriptive usage, you can get serious visuals with this story. Some predictably but some twists. I would highly recommend this story but it was not scary enough for a 5th star from me. Worth the read though.
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