Still, if said flavor of this capably wrought tale befits your midnights dreary, you should find The Deep a compelling read.
The climactic twist at the end of the novel, de rigueur in the horror genre, falls just a little too heavily for this reader. It also needs to be said, emphatically: The author is no slouch when it comes to vivid descriptions that transcend the usual formulas of the genre she’s chosen. Author Alma Katsu brings all the right stuff, with enough long-harbored memories, emotional wounds, violent outbursts, breathless reunions, furtive crimes, laudanum-spiked forebodings, 'gypsy' curses, and spooky seances to keep the hearts of supernatural-fiction fans thumping to all hours. The Fervor by Alma Katsu: 9780593328330 : Books The acclaimed author of the celebrated literary horror novels The Hunger and The Deep turns her psychological and supernatural eye on the horrors of the. If this premise appeals, I say go for it. Steeped in atmospherics and relentless foreboding, The Deep treads a bleak path between two maritime disasters from the second decade of the last century. This chilling tale of tragic death and spectral visitations bumps along behind the restless heartbeat of its plucky young heroine. From the acclaimed and award-winning author of The Hunger comes an eerie, psychological twist on one of the worlds most renowned tragedies, the sinking of.
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