The Atrocities
by:
Jeremy Shipp (author)
When Isabella died, her parents were determined to ensure her education wouldn’t suffer. But Isabella’s parents had not informed her new governess of Isabella’s… condition, and when Ms Valdez arrives at the estate, having forced herself through a surreal nightmare maze of twisted human-like...
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When Isabella died, her parents were determined to ensure her education wouldn’t suffer.
But Isabella’s parents had not informed her new governess of Isabella’s… condition, and when Ms Valdez arrives at the estate, having forced herself through a surreal nightmare maze of twisted human-like statues, she discovers that there is no girl to tutor.
Or is there…?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781250164391 (1250164397)
Publish date: 2018-04-17
Publisher: Tor
Pages no: 104
Edition language: English
The spooky house and governess heroine made me think this was a historical story at first, but it's actually contemporary-set. Danna has been hired to teach Mr. and Mrs. Evers' young daughter, Isabella. The Evers' home, Stockton House, is an odd place. It used to be a church, and in order to get to ...
This novelette is a brief dip into classic Gothic horror, and I enjoyed it for the short time it took to read. It leans heavily on the old tried and true Gothic staple (a governess goes to an isolated spooky house to watch over a creepy kid), and does a good job modernizing what could have been a ti...
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