The Exorcist's House
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The Exorcist's House 〰️
This book has no business being as good as it was. This was one of the best horror books I've read in a while. (Outside of Judith Sonnet's books. But she writes more splatterpunk horror than this genre of horror). And before I get into the book, I do want to mention I love the shout-out Easter egg of sorts to William Blatty, the author of The Exorcist. It could be a tribute, could be an eater egg, but the fact that the exorcist who owned the house in the title of the book has the last name Blatty. Love that.
I found the pacing to be great, the story intriguing, and the visuals perfect. I could picture everything like it was a movie, and that's great because I could see this as a movie. In fact, I wish it was, as it's one of my favourite types of horror movies. I love the supernatural and hauntings and demons, and this had it all. And that ending. *Chef's Kiss* The kind of ambiguous ending that leaves you wanting more, yet it also somehow ends perfectly as you would expect a horror book/movie to end. It's great.
I wouldn't say I liked the head jumping, however. That's not to say it was done poorly. I just normally don't read books with multiple POVs in the same chapter. I didn't expect this book to be one of those. It worked, though. Not my usual style, but Robert's executed it perfectly and in fact, it added to the story.
Besides that, there was only one other thing that irked me of sorts. This could be a plot issue, or it could just be me nitpicking (which I most definitely am since I really enjoyed this book). Why did the Hill family have to move into the home if they planned selling it? Like it was stated they were going to flip it, but didn't they kinda already do that before they even moved in? They had contractors working to fix up the house, and when it was finished, they moved in. I get the family needed to be there for the story to take place, but it was already fixed up and ready to sell. Unless I don't fully understand house flipping, that could also be the case. But aside from that, everything was excellent. I can't sell this book enough.
All in all, if you love horror (and even Blatty's The Exorcist), this is an excellent book to read, and I highly recommend.
