They can touch her and even harm her if they so choose. Not a hazy apparition that only certainly people sense or see, she's there, in the flesh. The Black Rock Witch, a 17th-Century woman, murdered by her contemporaries after having her mouth and eyes sewn shut, lurks amidst the townsfolk to this day. Picturesque as can be, an outsider would have a hard time imagining the horror the town's citizens endure on a daily basis. A charming little village set in the beautiful Hudson River Valley. How best to describe Hex? Is it a town cursed by a witch, or a woman cursed by a town? **3.5-stars rounded up** How best to describe Hex? Is it a town cursed by a witch, or a woman cursed by a town? Welcome to Black Spring. Sucks, I was hoping this was going to be a really creepfest of a book. I'm really happy so many of my friends loved this book but it just wasn't for me. BUT, it just didn't go anywhere for me and I didn't like some of the stuff in the book and that's about it. It started out really good and creepy with the witch just randomly showing up in people's houses just standing there with her eyes and mouth sewn shut and her arms chained to her sides.
I'm in the minority of people that didn't really like this book. Gifune or Thomas Ligotti instead of this plastic crap and see what contemporary horror fiction can do. Do yourself a favor and get yourself some Laird Barron, Greg F. This is washed-out, harmless and easy to consume mainstream horror by the numbers for the generation that thinks "Insidious" and "Paranormal Activity" are the greatest scare flicks ever made. Add to that a predictable plot and finale, logic holes all over the place, uninspired and mediocre writing as well as the desperate attempt at trying to say something "more" even if is a pretentious mess and you have nearly all the reasons in place why most of today's horror fiction is downright laughable. Even my girlfriend who is easily scared shitless by anything remotely creepy found some of the scenes I gave her to read absolutely preposterous. Apart from constant inconsistency in tone and the author's obvious and weird obsession with breasts and nipples (jeez, what's that all about?) this is not even mildly scary to the experienced horror reader. Apart from constant inconsistency in tone and the author's obvious and weird obsession with breasts and nipples (jeez, …more Definitely not worth the hype.
This chilling novel heralds the arrival of an exciting new voice in mainstream horror and dark fantasy.moreĭaniel Definitely not worth the hype. But, in so doing, they send the town spiraling into dark, medieval practices of the distant past. Frustrated with being kept in lockdown, the town's teenagers decide to break their strict regulations and go viral with the haunting. The elders of Black Spring have virtually quarantined the town by using high-tech surveillance to prevent their curse from spreading. Everybody knows that her eyes may never be opened or the consequences will be too terrible to bear. She stands next to children's bed for nights on end. Muzzled, she walks the streets and enters homes at will. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death. Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a seventeenth century woman whose eyes and The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt-a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch The English language debut of the bestselling Dutch novel, Hex, from Thomas Olde Heuvelt-a Hugo and World Fantasy award nominated talent to watch Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay 'til death.