Castle House Lodge. A century ago it was an exclusive resort hotel. But for years it's stood empty, a haunting shadow of its former glories. Now, after twenty-five years of rumors and ghost stories, the overgrown grounds are showing signs of being tended. The building itself has been repaired. Castle House has new occupants. What was once a haven for the elite is now a madhouse, a private asylum for pregnant women. But are all the patients really insane? And is it just a coincidence that people have begun to disappear from the nearby town? David Shale's girlfriend is one of the missing, and he's determined to find the truth behind the mysterious Dr. Rockford and his house of secrets. He will learn the meaning of the red X painted on the basement door...and he will know the ultimate fear, the horror of the 13th...
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"This was the first book by Mr. Everson that I've read...and have since purchased others and put them in my cue to read in the future. I liked this book, from the Prologue to the twist ending. Yes it is full of gore, sex , and violence, but what else do you expect in a horror novel. I highly recommend it, and am looking forward to reading his other books." — Steven (5 out of 5 stars)
"This was the first book by Mr. Everson that I've read...and have since purchased others and put them in my cue to read in the future. I liked this book, from the Prologue to the twist ending. Yes it is full of gore, sex , and violence, but what else do you expect in a horror novel. I highly recommend it, and am looking forward to reading his other books."
" It was ok. I went into this novel expecting something along the lines of splatterpunk. Not what I hoped for but not a bad read either. "
" This is my favorite Everson book. Just a helluva ride. "
" A clever, naughty occult tale as only John Everson can write. Lots of blood. "
" The prologue kicked off the book with a bang and it just continued from there. Very gruesome, you have your violence, gore and requisite love interest. Couldn't put it down "
" good. creepy. "
" wow what a lot of blood ....good book "
" The beginning of this book was really good. The part I didn't like was that there was dialog in places where there shouldn't have been. These people are being chased and the main characters are flirting and talking when they are about to be killed. It just did not make sense. "
" Good gore. Good descriptions. Didn't care for the characters, though. "
" It gripped me from the begginning and it's intensity only increased. Done in a way that I'm now expecting from Everson - entertaining, gripping, shocking and that little twist you are waiting for... "
" Began with intrigue but soon became a chore. Books like this, ones with no literary merit, should be fun and quick and entertaining. However, with so many pointless chapters, it was hard to like it- even when it was brutal. "
" 1st half ok, 2nd half repetitive and illogical. ok for a quick read. "
" kept me up the last night...disturbing "
" Show me exclamation points used outside of dialogue, and I will show you a bad writer. "
" Standard issue splatterpunk type horror story. Everson can do better than this, he has already done better than this. Skip it. "
" Eh...kind of interesting, not my kind of horror. Too slow paced, and I'm really not into killing babies. "
" I enjoyed this tremendously. Scary good. Will there be another 13th? :O "
John Everson is the Bram Stoker Award–winning author of nine novels of erotic horror and the macabre, including the Bram Stoker Award–nominated tour de force Nightwhere. John shares a deep purple den in Naperville, Illinois with a cockatoo and cockatiel, a disparate collection of fake skulls, twisted skeletal fairies, Alan Clark illustrations and a large stuffed Eeyore. There’s also a mounted Chinese fowling spider named Stoker, an ever-growing shelf of custom mix CDs and an acoustic guitar that he can’t really play but that his son likes to hear him beat on anyway. Sometimes his wife is surprised to find him shuffling through more public areas of the house, but it’s usually only to brew another cup of coffee.
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