The Burn Street Haunting | Richard Gadz | Horror | Netgalley ARC Book Review

 

Book Info

Name of Book : The Burn Street Haunting

Author : Richard Gadz

Publisher : Deixis Press

Publication Date : 25 Oct 2023

No. of Pages : 258

Format : Netgalley DRC

Why did I choose the book ?

I have already read a book by Richard Gadz, so when his next book, The Burn Street Haunting was available on Netgalley I requested for it.

Where to get the book ?

The Burn Street Haunting by Richard Gadz is available on Amazon :

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Author Introduction

Richard Gadz was bolted together many years ago in a laboratory hidden deep in the Carpathian mountains. He now lives in the UK, at Keynsham in Bristol, although he spends most of his time in a world of his own.

Blurb

London, 1973. A small-time crook is on the run - from the law, from the local crime boss and, above all, from a horror that's haunted him since childhood: a supernatural psychic entity that seeks to devour his soul. It's crawled out of his memories and now, slowly, it's emerging from his mind and into reality. So he believes, but is it real? Are feelings of guilt about his most recent crime pushing him into paranoid delusions?

At the boarding house where he takes refuge, he hopes to restart his life through his love for a fellow resident, but his growing fear of the entity - and the imminent vengeance of London's criminal underworld - threatens disaster for them both. When they find themselves at the entity's mercy, trapped in a bizarre, menacing otherworld, reality itself mutates into something truly evil...

My Opinion

The Burn Street Haunting by Richard Gadz is the paranormal story of a conman. The start is good and exciting, raising interest in reading further. Little shots of horror are there to support the story. I have already read his other book and had high expectations for this one as well. But somewhere, I felt that the characters were confusing and had no depth. And the plot is too slow to handle. It required a lot of patience to make out the story and reach its climax. But if you are a fan of his work, you should go ahead and give the book a shot. I could only give the book 3 stars.

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