A Head Full of Ghosts

This book does much better in delivering the description of the plot than the last book (Horror Movie) that I read from this author. At that same time, I thought this would be a horror novel with scares in it, but this is not a scary book.

I loved the idea of seeing behind one of those ghost hunters' shows and learning more about the impact on the families they film. That is exactly what this book was. But if a supposedly good horror novel is more focused on the family dynamic, then it should also be a good character-driven novel but that’s not what we get.

The characters are part of a typical religious family trying to make a buck on a reality show that exploits people. There is nothing new with this and I wish it were written with a little more tact. The recurring issue of guessing if the sister has an actual mental problem or not is worked on enough. This could have been a great element to the story but is more of a background issue only used at times to make us question the TV show.

Having read Horror Movie and this one I will say that both have a similar idea of seeing behind the scenes, but both fall short of their intentions. Horror Movie shows the author's growth with the quality of writing (dialogue and over all writing) and the ability to make the reader creeped out. On the other hand, both books show a lack of character development or interest that is crucial to character-driven plots.