Welcome to the Dark House

Laurie Faria Stolarz

2014 • 357 pages

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What's your worst nightmare?

For Ivy Jensen, it’s the eyes of a killer that haunt her nights. For Parker Bradley, it’s bloodthirsty sea serpents that slither in his dreams.

And for seven essay contestants, it’s their worst nightmares that win them an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at director Justin Blake’s latest, confidential project. Ivy doesn’t even like scary movies, but she’s ready to face her real-world fears. Parker’s sympathetic words and perfect smile help keep her spirits up... at least for now.

Not everyone is so charming, though. Horror-film fanatic Garth Vader wants to stir up trouble. It’s bad enough he has to stay in the middle of nowhere with this group—the girl who locks herself in her room; the know-it-all roommate; “Mister Sensitive”; and the one who’s too cheery for her own good. Someone has to make things interesting.

Except, things are already a little weird. The hostess is a serial-killer look-alike, the dream-stealing Nightmare Elf is lurking about, and the seventh member of the group is missing.

By the time Ivy and Parker realize what’s really at stake, it’s too late to wake up and run.

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2 primary books

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Dark House is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Laurie Faria Stolarz.

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Abby

It was a quick read for me, it was fun and suitably creepy, but it wasn't anything special. I liked some of the characters backstories and how the author described the trauma they went through, but the personalities of the characters were pretty superficial and there's so many that we don't really get to know every single one. It reads like a horror movie, a lot of setting up the scene and characters, and then climaxing to a big finale with all the true scares finally being introduced at the end. I didn't love the ending as it left too much unsaid, and left you feeling like you have to read the sequel if you want to truly understand everything going on in this book. But still, I would recommend it if you want an entertaining scary story that's similar to a horror movie but that doesn't have too much depth to it.

April 9, 2021