Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: A Demon Inside
AUTHOR: Rick R. Reed
PUBLISHER: DSP Publications
LENGTH: 260 Pages
BLURB:
Hunter Beaumont doesn’t understand his grandmother’s deathbed wish: “Destroy Beaumont House.” He’s never even heard of the place. But after his grandmother passes and his first love betrays him, the family house in the Wisconsin woods looks like a tempting refuge. Going against his grandmother’s wishes, Hunter flees to Beaumont House.
But will the house be the sanctuary he had hoped for? Soon after moving in, Hunter realizes he may not be alone. And with whom—or what—he shares the house may plunge him into a nightmare from which he may never escape. Sparks fly when he meets his handsome neighbor, Michael Burt, a caretaker for the estate next door. The man might be his salvation… or he could be the source of Hunter’s terror.
REVIEW:
I would say I loved this book, but that would be an understatement. I love scary books. Stephen King has always been one of my favorite authors, and I’ve got to say that Mr. Reed has written a creepy ghost story that really reminded me of some of Mr. King’s scarier works. It had me on edge the whole way through, and I couldn’t put it down until I hit that last page. From the first page, and the mysterious grave scene in 1845, I was hooked!
Hunter Beaumont has been raised by his grandmother following the mysterious death of his parents when he was a young boy. They were brutally murdered and torn apart, right in front of Hunter, but he doesn’t remember much about it due to the trauma and shock of the horrific incident. Hunter’s grandmother has raised him in seclusion. He never went to school, instead being home schooled by tutors. He never had contact with undesirables. All that is about to change.
Now Hunter’s grandmother has passed away. Her dying request is that he destroy “Beaumont House.” But what is Beaumont House? Hunter has never heard of it. When he and his grandmother’s attorney meet though, he discovers that he has inherited the family estate in Wisconsin. A house with a past. A deadly past. And something is reaching out from the dead past for Hunter. But who, or what, is it?
I would honestly rather read books like this all day long than to read the bubblegum romance novels that so dominate m/m fiction. One of my favorite movies of all time is Ghost Story. In A Demon Within, Mr. Reed brought me the same feeling I had watching that movie way back in the olden days when it came out. Neither that movie, nor this book, depended on a character with a mask jumping out at you with a butcher knife. They are both about a good old fashioned ghost story.
I can’t more highly recommend a book than I do this one. As I said at the top, saying I loved it would be an understatement. It is great suspense. If you, like me, enjoy being a little scared while reading, hit one click now. I’m positive you will enjoy it. If you’re looking for bubblegum? Look elsewhere, this book isn’t for you!
As for me? I’m off to peruse the list of upcoming DSP Publication books. They seem to be hitting exactly where my reading tastes lie!
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