Hello, Tartlets and Darksiders! A new book club podcast episode is up on Dark Side of the Word. Join me and Kait as we discuss the horror novel The House of Last Resort by Christopher Golden.
Happily married couple Tommy and Kate take the adventure of a lifetime: they buy a fixer-upper villa for one Euro in the rural Italian countryside. What they don’t know about their new dream home is that it used to be the “the house of last resort” – where the Catholic church sent demon possession cases for the priests the perform relentless exorcisms on.
The shit hits the fan when Tommy and Kate discover a secret chapel during their renovations, and soon creaking stairs, whispery voices, and giant rats are the least of their problems. The House of Last Resort is one haunted house story that will stay with you long after you close the book.
I absolutely adored The House of Last Resort – and Kait had the opposite reaction. Come listen to our “lively discussion” (read: how are we even still friends?!?!) about what we loved and hated about the book, whether a slow build of tension works, and the all-important writing technique of showing vs telling.
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Next month’s book club podcast read will be: Schrader’s Chord by Scott Leeds. Start reading the book now so you can follow along with next month’s episode!
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