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Title: House of Horrors
Subtitle: A Weirdville Book
Author: Majanka Verstraete
Narrator: Miriam Blum
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-08-14
Publisher: Evolved Publishing LLC
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
When her parents allow her to go to the fair, Jacky is over the moon. The fair is most famous for its haunted mansion, the House of Horrors, and her friend Ben can't wait to try it out. Her best friend, Cass, is a little more reluctant, but then again, Cass has always been a chicken when it comes to getting scared. Jacky and Cass are determined to act tough, so when Ben suggests they try out the House of Horrors, the girls tag along, even though the place gives them the chills. As soon as the three of them enter the spooky monstrosity, the ride comes to a screeching halt, and the horror begins. The lights fade, and a hooded figure appears and tells them they're stuck in a twisted game of cat and mouse. He will show them their worst fears, and if the kids manage to face down those fears, they'll have a chance of getting out of the House of Horrors alive. If they don't, well.... Thirty minutes to go. Thirty minutes to face their nightmares... and the clock is ticking. Be sure to check out the other books in the Weirdville series, including The Doll Maker and Fright Train.
Members Reviews:
Suprisingly introspective - Loved it!
Tell me, do you like haunted houses?
If you do, please know that I'm definitely not with you. When I went to the Alien Panic Place at Spaceworld last year (I blame my friend for dragging me and my family there), I basically kept my eyes on the ground the whole time. And I still screamed several times.
So you can imagine that I wouldn't want to be in the situation that Jacky, Cass and Ben are in. When Jacky and Ben drag a hesitant Cass to the House of Horrors, something goes wrong and their made to face their real fears - or never leave.
The scary part about this book are the fears that the children face. Those fears aren't strange fears (for example, the fear of long words, or hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia). They're normal fears, such as the fear of being invisible to others, the fear of the weird old woman down the street, etc. Most kids will definitely identify with at least one of these fears.
In fact, this book is very instrospective. All three kids are forced to examine themselves, and through that, they come to know themselves better. It was an unexpected, but welcome element in the book.
And the ending. The ending may be the scariest part. Majanka is really proving her ability to write books with a (scary) twist at the end. I found this book to be much scarier than The Doll Maker.
Scarier than the first book, if you liked The Doll Maker, you should pick this up.
Disclaimer: I got this book free as part of Enchanted blog tours in exchange for a free and honest review.
This review was first posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile: http://www.allsortsofbooks.blogspot.jp/2014/06/house-of-horrors-by-majanka-verstraete.html
Nice Chapter Book with a Definite Chill Factor
House of Horrors (Weirdville) is the second book in the Weirdville series aimed at the chapter book genre from author Majanka Verstraete. I also read and enjoyed The Doll Maker (a Weirdville Book) (Read My Review) earlier this year and look forward to reading the third book in the series, Fright Train (A Weirdville Book).
First, it must be noted that these stories tap into some of the basic fears that both children and adults have, with that in mind, as a parent I would highly suggest that you read the book with your child or prior to them reading it alone.
