Title: The Kult
Author: Shaun Jeffrey
Series: n/a
Publisher: Leucrota Press
Release Date:5/25/09
Genre: Horror
Source: Author
SYNOPSIS
People are predictable. That’s what makes them easy to kill.
Acting out of misguided loyalty to his friends, police officer Prosper Snow is goaded into helping them perform a copycat killing, but when the real killer comes after him, it’s not only his life on the line, but his family’s too. Now if he goes to his colleagues for help, he risks being arrested for murder. If he doesn’t, he risks being killed.
MY THOUGHTS
The Kult is my first taste of horror in a long while, and boy, have I missed it. This book was pretty awesome in all its gory, thrilling, sadistic glory. I really enjoyed the author’s writing style and use of phrasing and foreshadowing. And, he’s a really good story teller! The story keeps you on your toes as you try and figure out who the serial killer is, and cunning misdirection by the author ensures you will be quite surprised when the killer is revealed.
There are two plotlines at the beginning of the story, but then all of a sudden – BAM! – they merge with horrifying clarity. That is when the story heats up and sucks you in for the hellish ride. I felt the character’s agony, fear and terror through much of the book. There’s one scene where a character is running from the killer in a pitch black warehouse. The character’s terror was palpable and my hair was standing on end throughout the entire scene! I love to be scared. I‘m a haunted house and horror movie junkie, and this scene was pretty vivid!
Being a social worker, I enjoyed the inclusion of the the psychopathology of serial killers, which I find pretty damn fascinating. Anti-Social Personality Disorder, anyone? This book is obviously not for the faint of heart, but for those who love a good mystery horror thriller, definitely partake in the horrific awesomeness that is The Kult.
MISC
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The Kult is going to be a movie! I think this is pretty rad because it felt like I was watching a movie the entire time. http://thekultmovie.com/
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Thanks for taking the time to read and review my work. Really pleased to hear you enjoyed it. Unfortunately, the paperback publisher has since gone bankrupt, but the book is available as an eBook from Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble etc for anyone interested.
Also, the next book featuring the protagonist, Prosper Snow has just been submitted to another publisher who is going to publish it, so I'm excited about that. And of course, the film is now finished. The trailer is going to be released very soon
Thank you for contacting me to read and review it. I really enjoyed it and think it's a great addition to the genre. I look forward to more Prosper Snow! AND the movie!
This book sounds gooood. I've read suspense but never horror. I may have to give it a try.
Great review.
I thought it was a great book. It has some very gory scenes – FYI.