Books from the Backlog is a fun way to feature some of those neglected books sitting on your bookshelf unread. If you are anything like me, you might be surprised by some of the unread books hiding in your stacks.
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This week’s neglected book
The Nightmare Man by J. H. Markert Narrator: David Bendena
Published by Dreamscape Media LLC on January 10, 2023
Genres: Fiction / Horror
Length: 12 hours 1 minutes
Pages: 336
Source: Purchased
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T. Kingfisher meets Cassandra Khaw in this “fast-paced” haunted house story full of “old-school horror” and “brimming with edgy tension and evil” (Library Journal)!
When the terrifying plot of a horror novel comes to life, its author discovers there’s a fine line between humanity and monstrosity . . .Blackwood mansion looms, surrounded by nightmare pines, atop the hill over the small town of Crooked Tree. Ben Bookman, bestselling novelist and heir to the Blackwood estate, spent a weekend at the ancestral home to finish writing his latest horror novel, The Scarecrow. Now, on the eve of the book’s release, the terrible story within begins to unfold in real life.
Detective Mills arrives at the scene of a gruesome murder: a family butchered and bundled inside cocoons stitched from corn husks, and hung from the rafters of a barn, eerily mirroring the opening of Bookman’s latest novel. When another family is killed in a similar manner, Mills, along with his daughter, rookie detective Samantha Blue, is determined to find the link to the book—and the killer—before the story reaches its chilling climax.
As the series of “Scarecrow crimes” continues to mirror the book, Ben quickly becomes the prime suspect. He can’t remember much from the night he finished writing the novel, but he knows he wrote it in The Atrium, his grandfather’s forbidden room full of numbered books. Thousands of books. Books without words.
As Ben digs deep into Blackwood’s history he learns he may have triggered a release of something trapped long ago—and it won’t stop with the horrors buried within the pages of his book.
Why did I add The Nightmare Man to my bookshelf?
I wanted to read this book as soon as I saw it. I bought a copy of the audiobook a few months after it was released but didn’t have the opportunity to get to it right away and it somehow got lost in my digital library. I am in a bit of a reading slump so it might be a great idea to pick up a book I was excited about like this one.
What are your thoughts? Have you read this book? Would you recommend it?
Ooh that looks creepy! The title and cover alone give me chills. I’ve been in sick stupor these last few days and haven’t managed to pick up my book again. I want to finish it since I’m down to 60-some odd pages but it’s just too much work to get through my workday. Hoping this dang bug flies the coup soon as I am sick of being sick!
I’ve got this one on my tbr too. It sounds really good. 🙂
I haven’t read it but it sounds good. Loving that cover.
The cover alone is enough to give me nightmares! looks like a good read! I hope you enjoy it.
I really liked this one! If you want to know how much you can find my review here: https://larkwrites.blogspot.com/2023/10/the-nightmare-man-by-jh-markert.html
Yikes, creepy