Wildwood Road

This was a great haunted house book. I could not put it down. I actually bought it a year ago and have read it twice. It's very well written. The author is extremely good at descriptive writting. I actually got chills a few times reading this one.

I found this book while browsing online and decided to give the author a try. I am SO happy I did because I LOVED it! The story was intelligent and unique, the characters were likable and realistic, and the ending amazingly surprised me - which is exceptionally rare!!! I would recommend "Wildwood Road" to everyone, and I do. After I finished reading it, I found out more about Christopher Golden's books. I can't wait to start his earlier works and I am counting the days for "Ghosts of Albion: Accursed" to come out in October and "The Myth Hunters" to be released in January.

The imagery in this story is so real, that it just enhances the "ride" this book gives! At times I caught myself holding my breath to see what would happen next! The characters in this book really grabbed me in the fact that they came across as someone next door that this could happen to. Even though the storyline is "supernatural", it really made me wonder about those country roads with all the older houses and what really goes on behind the doors! There was even a point in the book where the story is so well written, I could almost taste the smells the characters of the story smell. This book is an eerily good tale! Can't wait for Golden's newest book "Ghosts of Albion:Accursed" to some out!! (October can't get here fast enough!)

Taking you on a terrifying journey, the plot will sweep you off your feet. The story is original, intense, and erratic. The minute you think you have it all figured out, Golden throws a curve ball you never saw coming, but you're damn happy to see where it takes you. Also, even though the tale is very detailed, it's never weighed down with inconsequential page-filler descriptions. In other words, it is simply divine. The characters are true-to-life personalities filled with doubts, love, and fear, and maintained in honesty. There are no road signs to help them out of their nightmares, they have to rely on their own instincts and intelligence. And that is what makes them stand-out, because you don't have to question what you would do, it's already being played out. Golden's style of writing is, dare I say it, mischievous. He has this ability to convey both repulsiveness and beauty, light and shadow; alternating between pleasure and pain. He is constantly shifting in narration; one minute he is the observer and the next conspirator. But above all that, he is the storyteller. Burrowing under your skin, the pace is veiled, but constantly active. At first the suspense begins as a minor itch, hardly noticeable. As you go on, the itching becomes more erratic, more painful. By the time you've come to the climax of the story, you'll be half mad. But don't be fooled, working hand-in-hand with the pace, the atmosphere is the true danger. Oppressive and hostile, the ambience throughout the book will infect you like a virus. The characters' emotions seem to leak into the air, contaminating it with their fear, hate, and anguish. And I promise, it will get to you.

Tired and a bit intoxicated after attending a masquerade party with his paralegal wife Jillian, ad agency artist Michael Danksy drives home with his spouse asleep. Michael dozes off, but as his vehicle veers off the road, he awakens in time to avoid hitting a girl standing on the side of the road. Concerned that a young girl would be out by herself at night, Michael takes her to her home on dark hilly Wildwood Road. As the little girl runs inside, she tells Michael try to find me as if she is playing a game. Feeling uncomfortable that the girl charged into the dark house, Michael follows her in only to be confronted by ghosts; he escapes. Not long afterward, female ghosts assault Jillian, removing her joyful childhood memories. As Jillian turns from kind to nasty, Michael struggles to find the big dark house on Wildwood Road to bring back his wife, but finding the place seems impossible as it is not where he entered it. He next seeks the girl, but will she prove easier to locate? This ghost story is Christopher Golden's best work to date. Michael is a terrific beleaguered hero who wants his pre-house visit life especially his endearing wife back; Jillian is fantastic as she transforms from a friendly caring person into a cynical soulless individual as the child who became the adult was erased from her memory. Fans will keep reading until they learn who the little girl is and then want to know how Michael plans to rescue his wife if he obtains that knowledge. This is a one sitting tale that will keep the audience up all night with lights on in every room.