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by Alan Ryker
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Kitty Horror
Kitty Horror rated it 9 years ago
Aaron has returned home after his mothers death, to settle up her affairs and sort through his childhood home and get it ready to sell. Once he's there he begins to relive the terrors he experienced as a child when something emerges from his bedroom cupboard.Ryker again explores light and dark in th...
Jessica (HDB)
Jessica (HDB) rated it 9 years ago
Oh, now this story packed a punch! I love when novellas manage to suck me in so wholly. Alan Ryker proves that it doesn't matter how many pages he has to work with, he can write one hell of a story. Since this is so short, I won't go too into detail. I wouldn't dare take the experience away from y...
Reclusive Reads
Reclusive Reads rated it 9 years ago
This was an eARC from Netgalley.Home is where horror lives....and that horror has one Hell of a halflife.Alan Ryker breathes new life into the boogeyman in this powerful tale concerning childhood fear, weaving the old stories and the new mythos into a relentless nightmare with the power to terrorize...
beishir
beishir rated it 10 years ago
When I was a kid, I saw an episode of "In Search of..." (the one hosted by Leonard Nimoy) in which a ghostly, white-faced figure stepped out of an open closet and quite literally scared a young woman to death. It was at that point that I became conscious of open closet doors at bedtime and ALWAYS th...
mpontiff
mpontiff rated it 10 years ago
Alan Ryker knows all too well about things that go bump in the night and how to convey that childhood fear to adults through his books (read Nightmare Man if you haven't already). I had that in mind when I picked up this book and he didn't disappoint! While I didn't care for Aaron too much at fi...
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins
Bob @ Beauty in Ruins rated it 10 years ago
In the Shadows of Children is a slow-burning tale of forgotten fears, family secrets, childhood tragedies . . . and the boogeyman in the closet. Alan Rykertakes his time getting started, slowly building a backstory for his protagonist and building the atmosphere of his childhood home, but it's all n...
It's a Mad Mad World
It's a Mad Mad World rated it 10 years ago
It’s been fifteen years since Aaron’s brother Bobby mysterious disappeared from his room. But when Aaron’s mother dies he returns home to the funeral. Will he finally find out what happened to his brother all those years ago? I decided to request this book from NG after reading some reviews of th...
Lornographic Material
Lornographic Material rated it 10 years ago
I almost put this one down at the 20% mark. Nothing had really happened, and I didn't feel a thing for the main character Aaron. Boy, am I glad I kept reading. After his mother is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, Aaron returns to his childhood home to attend her burial and settle the estat...
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews
Chris' Eclectic Book Reviews rated it 10 years ago
I received a free copy of this novella (in e-book form), published by Darkfuse, from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Alan Ryker is a very good writer and the strength of his writing lies in his characters. This novella is no exception. It is what gives his stories their punch. He is...
Shiftyj1
Shiftyj1 rated it 10 years ago
Aaron is coming home. Coming home after 15 years. There is something waiting for him. Something that his brain has been trying to forget. Unfortunately for Aaron, that something did not forget him. And now it wants more than just a homecoming party…it wants his soul. A very nice, quick and creepy s...
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