I loved the subtle horror and creepy atmosphere of this book. It's the classic "get away from the city and our problems" trope often used in haunted house books but with a psychological approach the likes of which I've never encountered before. The line between supernatural and psychological hauntin...
See this review and so much other good horror stuff at Ladies of Horror Fiction. I’m not going to sugar coat things. This book was work and it was not a quick read. Not by a long shot. The chapters were super short so you would think the pages would fly, right? No. They absolutely do not fly. The ...
This book was a pick for my Litsy horror postal book club, and the second in a row that had the theme of a haunted house (this came on the back of the classic 'The Haunting of Hill House', which almost isn't fair, since that book is so well-known, and it was hard not to think of it). 'The Grip of It...
The Grip of It is an intensely unnerving book about everyday horrors made manifest in a haunted-house fever dream. James and Julie are young urbanites who move to an old house in a small town, hoping the change of scenery will save their crumbling marriage. Away from the city, they believe, James ...
Jac Jemc knows how to paint a creepy landscape in her novel, The Grip of It. Quick summary with no spoilers: A couple working through issues buys a house that begins to affect them and their relationship. Ms. Jamc uses first person narrative while switching between the husband and wife with ...
This was a psychological horror novel that kept getting creepier the more that I read it. As the house became more active, it’s actions more intense, the couple has to find a way to handle its effects. Wanting to get a fresh start, the couple looks for a house away from the city. Wandering inside ...
I have read two great haunted house novels this year. The Grip of It is one of them. (Without consulting my reviews, can anyone tell me what the other is? If you get it right, there isn’t a prize . . . except my undying love and admiration.) A dazzling, poetic, and challenging work, this is a litera...
I really don't know what to make of this one. It was an entire book of "My wife used to say this. . . ." My wife would always do this. . . ." "X amount of time into our marriage, this happened. . . ." It would have been a touching love story, but it was instead a little off-putting due to the f...
Powerful, beautiful, and sad
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