Hello everyone.
Welcome to this new section on the straight
line which is dedicated to book reviews and
today we are going to talk about one of my
favourite genres which is horror.
How many people are here who just love to
read horror stories, hear about horror stories
and watch horror movies but when I talk about
books that fall in the horror genre, one thing
is very important that this genre has gotten
diluted.
When you start reading a book you realise,
it is more of a thriller suspense rather than
horror and that is always a disappointment.
But the book in question today is Turkey Creek
by WS Hendrichovsky and I will tell you that
I absolutely loved it and that is one of the
reasons why I wanted to talk about it.
One of the major reasons I love it is that
in a horror book things that are more important
than the actual source of terror whether it
is a ghost, whether it is a supernatural happening
because of a curse or something.
The actual thing that gets you scared is the
visualisation of the surroundings.
While you are reading you don’t get the
same kind of effect that you can get while
watching a movie because there are sound effects
and then there is visual imagery.
While Reading you have to be captured by the
horror and by that dread that the author is
trying to provoke and for that strong writing
is required.
One of the persons who set the gold standard
for me is Bram Stoker with Dracula and in
the contemporary world there is Stephen King.
While reading horror books, I think if Stephen
King can do it then of course there are going
to be other authors who can make you feel
scared while you are reading a book.
This book is set in Mississippi next to the
banks of the creek which is haunted as is
the trend in horror novels but it is not a
cliche.
It is bot a cliche for various reasons.
First thing that the reason is very different
than what you normally see is a horror story.
It deals with very sensitive subjects of slavery,
rape torture and it doesn’t shy away from
being graphic about it.
This is also a warning that if you do not
like while reading about such gory stuff then
I think you should skip this book, but if
you’re someone like me who is okay with
it and does not feel very sensitively about
it and actually looks forward to it while
reading horror then you should consider reading
this book.
Another things is when you feel relatable
to the character who are living such horrid
experiences you start thinking do they really
deserve it?
And when it comes to slavery and you know
the rape and torture that people who used
to live in that plantation sufferer, you think
that maybe the people, really deserve it but
when it comes to this book the people who
have now moved into that area into that haunted
place are an innocent family in Mississippi
who don’t know about what is causing all
the supernatural happening and it is quite
scary.
But you know from the initial few chapters
you start realising that something is wrong
but by the end of it you know you have shivers
up your spine and you’re really scared but
you really want to find out what happened
next.
The book is truly engaging and it just grips
you.
This book is the one book that I really recommend
to horror fans and even if you’re a Newby
who hasn’t really read horror genre then
you can give it a try.
I know many people in India who are horror
fans and love reading horror books but don’t
really tap into the horror market that exists
in the US or the UK.
But these books do have a way of creating
the atmosphere a bit differently and it might
feel a little harder for you to relate to
it but the stories are so compelling and such
beautifully written that I really feel that
you will get into it once you start reading
it.
If you want to buy this book I will leave
a link in the description below.
Just check it out.
I hope you like it.
