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Book Review: Ghostwritten by Ronald Malfi

About the Book

BOOKS CAN BE DEADLY

From the bestselling author of Come with Me, four standalone horror novellas set in a shared universe!

In The Skin of Her Teeth, a cursed novel drives people to their deaths.

A delivery job turns deadly in The Dark Brothers’ Last Ride.

In This Book Belongs to Olo, a lonely child has dangerous control over an usual pop-up book.

A choose-your-own adventure game spirals into an uncanny reality in The Story.

Full of creepy, page-turning suspense, these collected novellas are perfect for fans of Paul Tremblay, Stephen King and Joe Hill.

My Review

I was not familiar with Malfi’s work prior to this, but oh my goodness am I definitely going to search him out going forward.. I found his storytelling style to work absolutely brilliantly in the audiobook format, particularly in a novella-length story – which I often find to be particularly suited to horror because it allows the reader to get in and get out in a single sitting. The narrator was excellent and I felt did a marvelous job setting the tone for the stories. The ability to shift from a misogynistic brother to a super creepy child in one audiobook is a talent indeed, and he managed to make both feel perfectly authentic without ever feeling melodramatic or over the top.

This was a fantastic collection of stories. I am a big fan of books about books, and evil books are even more intriguing than good ones! Each story felt wholly original and yet there is an underlying sensibility to them that made them recognizable as written by the same author, and made them feel a part of a coherent collection. I really enjoyed this series of stories and I’m definitely going to look for more from the author!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my obligation-free review copy.

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