Adam Nevill, author of the uniquely disturbing The House of Small Shadows has written many horror stories, of which I have enjoyed almost all (mostly his older ones), A couple have been made into movies, but as I find most of the time, the books were much better, The Ritual being one example. I actually traded emails with him several years ago, as I wanted to know why certain elements repeatedly occurred in his stories, seemingly innocuous things that obviously frightened him. I also berated him for making goats evil in a few of his novels, as I had two cute ones at the time. In response to my relaying to him how much I loved The House of Small Shadows, he expressed gratitude, due to one critic writing that the book was only good for using as toilet paper. It has its flaws and is not for everyone, but I’ve read it twice, and probably will again, when I want to have nightmares. I’m not even going to try to explain the plot, it’s hard to accomplish without spoilers. I will just say there are creepy puppets, a creepy house, and a very creepy family.
-Meredith, Children’s Room
