Whilst travelling across the desert in Texas, at night, the Slade family's car breaks down leaving them stranded without phone signal. Fortunately, Sam asses in his truck and offers to tow them to his home to help them. Their initial relief is short-lived for they are taken to the ghost town of Coyote Creek. Here they are forced into Dr Kilgore's House of Horrors and suddenly, their family trip turns into a living nightmare.
It is no secret that I am a big fan of Dan Smith's books and his Night House Files series is another huge hit (both with me and with the children at school), so I was thrilled when the third book in the series arrived for me.
The account of the events is given by fifteen-year-old Jay Slade, and is given in snippets through story as well as case notes. The mixed-media allows different aspects of the story to be told and also helps to build the suspense. I don't want to give anything away but what the family goes through is terrifying and told in great detail. It's an action-packed read that doesn't let up and will have readers gripped and terrified in equal measure.
I know I'm a scaredy cat but The House Of Horrors was a book I had to read during daylight hours! Dan has captured the tension brilliantly in this supernatural thriller that will definitely leave readers guessing. I was genuinely scared whilst reading!
Although The House Of Horrors is part of the Night House Files series, it would also make a perfect stand alone book. With Luke Brookes once again adding chilling illustrations, and Barrington Stoke waving their magic wand with font and layout, this really is a book that is accessible to all - but especially the very brave!
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