Where the Evil Things Dwell by Harrison Phillips
United StatesI Didnt Want This To End
The story had me engaged from the first word. It was fast paced, yet not rushed. And that ending…wow!
United KingdomSick wee story
I enjoyed this a lot but I think the ending was telegraphed way too early in the story I kinda had it worked out from the half way point. Still well written and what one expects from Harrison.
United Kingdomit kicks you in the genitals before it serenades you.
Where The Evil Things Dwell was a nice brutal start to the new year. Read in around two hours it kicks you in the genitals before it serenades you. If you want to bypass the wine and dining before you’re bent over, then read this now. Coming of age stories are a lot of fun, coming of age stories with psyche melting horror is even better. On a whim, I decided to do a Godless Books readathon for the month of January. I didn’t realise just how awesome that decision would be. The first read hit a resounding note, and the author brilliantly executed the molding of trauma, along with capturing the desire and need to fit in. Erin is a character that has resilience in spades. Likewise she doesn’t realise it, and demonstrated incredible strength as shades of darkness surrounded her home, yet she persistently attempts to let the light in. The story is compelling – a girl suffering from the worst kind of trauma, trying to move on – a new town, a new home, a mum that’s struggling and the will to make friends. The story “Where The Evil Things Dwell” completely ensnares you. At the heart of everything, Harrison Phillips, understands that the human condition is far scarier than any monster lurking in the dark. Diving into Where the Evil Things Dwell was a bit like running through a snowstorm. There were no familiar landmarks, no signposts, nothing but tension. I felt like I was in a horror game – you knew something was going to jump out at you, you just didn’t know when. The novella hit me where it hurts in the very first few pages. Harrison Phillips certainly doesn’t waste one sentence, hell, he doesn’t waste one word. Everything is leading to something, the breadcrumbs leading a trail into the dark. The question really is – should you trust it? The author mind blowingly filled the pages with the said and the unsaid with vigour.
United Kingdomit kicks you in the genitals before it serenades you.
Where The Evil Things Dwell was a nice brutal start to the new year. Read in around two hours it kicks you in the genitals before it serenades you. If you want to bypass the wine and dining before you’re bent over, then read this now. Coming of age stories are a lot of fun, coming of age stories with psyche melting horror is even better. On a whim, I decided to do a Godless Books readathon for the month of January. I didn’t realise just how awesome that decision would be. The first read hit a resounding note, and the author brilliantly executed the molding of trauma, along with capturing the desire and need to fit in. Erin is a character that has resilience in spades. Likewise she doesn’t realise it, and demonstrated incredible strength as shades of darkness surrounded her home, yet she persistently attempts to let the light in. The story is compelling – a girl suffering from the worst kind of trauma, trying to move on – a new town, a new home, a mum that’s struggling and the will to make friends. It’s rare to get a book that leaves you shocked at it’s conclusion and the only thing I can compare it to was the ending in Kev Harrison’s Curfew. The story “Where The Evil Things Dwell” completely ensnares you. At the heart of everything, Harrison Phillips, understands that the human condition is far scarier than any monster lurking in the dark. Diving into Where the Evil Things Dwell was a bit like running through a snowstorm. There were no familiar landmarks, no signposts, nothing but tension. I felt like I was in a horror game – you knew something was going to jump out at you, you just didn’t know when. The novella hit me where it hurts in the very first few pages. Harrison Phillips certainly doesn’t waste one sentence, hell, he doesn’t waste one word. Everything is leading to something, the breadcrumbs leading a trail into the dark. The question really is – should you trust it? The author mind blowingly filled the pages with the said and the unsaid with vigour. THE VERDICT - Grisly and relentlessly chilling. Reads like a fever dream.