This horrific book by author Alma Katsu even terrified Stephen King… Perfect for a Halloween evening!
“This book will scare the hell out of you.”affirmed the New York Times. With Halloween fast approaching, we want to read a horror thriller that will make us shiver on the evening of October 31. And that’s good, we found the one you need! The new novel Howls, published by the author Alma Katsu published by Sonatine last June is much more terrifying than you think. To the point of not closing your eyes at night…
A “very, very disturbing” book according to Stephen King
Stephen King also experienced this and was quick to warn his subscribers on the social network X, formerly Twitter. After reading the original version The Hunger in 2018 he wrote: “Very, very disturbing, difficult to let go, reading not recommended after dark“. And yet, he is used to horror stories! I hope you’re ready for nightmares… But what is this about, exactly? Alma Katsu plunges the reader into June 1846. A date, but not just any date… That of one of the most tragic events in American history: the Donner Party expedition. A caravan carrying American pioneers finds itself stuck in the Sierra Nevada mountains during a harsh winter. To survive in the face of famine, some members of the group will have to resort to cannibalism.
A story that mixes true history and the supernatural
If the author mentions this news item, she adds a little supernatural, to make the story even more frightening than it already is. Indeed, throughout the pages, the members of the Donner Party will have to overcome terrible natural challenges, such as hostile terrain, devastating snowstorms, lack of nature… But in addition to all this, they are also stalked by a mysterious evil force. “One night, one of the children in the convoy disappears. All we find of him are perfectly cleaned remains. Is this the work of the Indians? Is a pack of wolves on their trail? Unless this brutal death is signed by one of them… In this case, how can we explain this feeling of being constantly observed, and the murmurs they hear as they pass?”we can read on the back cover.
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