Haunting of the Blackthorne House

Haunting of the blackthorne house by Bruce Knapp.
A fantastic short read. Very eerie and creepy. 5*.

This book was received as an ARC from BooksGoSocial in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

At first I did not know if I would even like this book because I am not a horror fan at all but a lot of our patrons and our community are so I had to look into it for them. Immediately I was transported into the plot of the story learning the background of Blackwater and why it's cursed with a series of unfortunate events. Then enters Joseph Blackthorne who jumps at the opportunity to move in the area despite all that has been going on over at Blackwater and lucky for Joseph he little to no belief in the paranormal or any of the series of unfortunate events that are bound to happen. Later Joseph battles problems with alcohol so much that it puts his life at risk similar to the previous tenants at Blackwater and the whole town is in a frenzy and Joseph still has a chance to save the town, his family and especially himself if he recognizes the problems in time. I could not be more wrong about this book. What attracted me the most is the thrillers all across the novel that balanced out with the horror elements. I can't wait to share this title with our library community.

We will consider adding this title to our Adult Fiction collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

Description
Could the curse of a rural town warp Joseph Blackthorne enough to make him commit murder?

When Joseph Blackthorne gets the opportunity of a lifetime, he jumps at it. But he does not believe in the supernatural and thinks it's the result of folklore or the fallible human psyche.

However, he disregards the warning from a local and relocates his house to a forbidden hill, which begins a series of events that will shake this town to its core.

As the dark history of Blackwater unravels, Joseph conceals his problems with alcohol, but history like his drinking keeps repeating itself. Is it too late to save his family, business, town, or hell even himself?

The town of Blackwater is fraught with evil, which consumes us all, one way or another.

WARNING: This book contains chilling scenes some may find disturbing.

My Review
Boy am I glad I read “Haunting of the Blackthorne House” early in the day and not at night. This author does an amazing job in creating in your mind such visual examples you feel as if you are right there along side the entire time.

This ARC was provided to my in exchange for my honest opinion. Well, I can tell you as horror novels goes this is on top of my list now. It is well crafted with great characters and believable storyline. If you enjoy a truly good horror story then read Haunting of the Blackthorne House - just don’t do it at night.

this was a really good read, it was scary enough and I really enjoyed the characters in it. Overall I look forward to more from the author.