House of Pain

I liked this book but then I like most of Sephera Giron's books and think they are a fun read. The book has some interesting concepts and some terrifying scenes in it that really disturbed me. I liked the ending of the book as well, it reminded of the excellent endings some of the books Ive read by Richard Laymon who I consider to be one of the best writers in the field. I dont know why people are giving her such bad reviews but I would definitely disagree with them but then again its a matter of personal taste so they're opinions are just as valid as what I have to say. Nuff said...

I finished this book... I read it in less than 24 hours, in between classes at school and breaks at work. I could not put it down between the description of the terrible nightmares of Lydia, the flashbacks of Tony and Buddy, and the real-time horrors happening in this book; I was literally on the edge of my seat. I have never been more frightened by a book before, have never had the temptation to just put it down and walk away... but this scared me. I only kept going because I HAD to know what happened in the end, no matter how many nightmares it gave me. It is told in such gruesomely horrific description that I could see it all, and I didn't want to. This is a great book for people that enjoy thrillers/horrors. This was my first book by Giron, but not my last.

It is a house of horrors, an abode where Debbie and Don while lured unsuspecting visitors into a deadly trap. They took their victims into the basement, a torture chamber superior to anything Poe could have described and tormented them in ways to horrifying to mention. By the time they were finally caught, many people including children were killed at the hands of these sociopaths. The town, wanting no mementos of these deranged individuals, razed the house with a bulldozer. Three ten-year-old boys were hiding in the woods that day, watching the leveling of the house. They disappeared after they stole three bricks from the rubble as souvenirs of the event. That theft set in motion a chain of events that would have a profound impact on them as adults. Two of the three boys left town as adults to make their future so that they could return with offerings for the demon they need to serve. Sephera Giron has written a novel that takes her audience to the edge and brings them back so abruptly that one can?t help but wonder if these events are based on facts sort of like Bates or In Cold Blood. HOUSE OF PAIN is horror at its best because there are so many twists and shocking turns that one can never predict what will happen next except for more entertainment from the dark side.Harriet Klausner