Author E.H. James has delivered a solid four star
read with BEYOND THE RED DOOR.
The story opens with Jesse Miller and his buddy
Steadman planning a party in a spooky old house – a house that just happens to
be the scene of two grizzly episodes of murder. Excited about their pending
graduation, their vulnerability to harm doesn’t occur to them, even when Jesse
begins to see dead people on the eve of the event.
With snappy dialog that’s punctuated by humor, this
story moves along quickly. I like the good-natured camaraderie that James
develops between the characters, particularly Miller and his best friend
Steadman. They sound and act like the high school students they are - at the
top of their game and superior to the peripheral adults in every way! Although
the plot is somewhat predictable, it’s the bumps along the way that give BEYOND
a character of its own – the squabble that Jesse has with his girlfriend and
his accident in gym class. The solution that the author has devised to undo the
unleashed evil is very clever as well!
If you’re a lover of paranormal horror, BEYOND THE
RED DOOR is a definite “Read!!”. I highly recommend this story.
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