 This is a new kind of horror for the 21st century. It works really well and I liked it Okay, Thomas Oldie Wevelt has been writing novels in his native Dutch For 10 or 15 years. This is I believe his first novel that had to have a wide release in English Let me see if I can do it justice in 30 seconds Okay, a small New England town is haunted by the animated corpse of a witch who was executed by Puritans 300 years ago. The town leaders in conjunction with the federal government are Keeping her existence and her effect on the town a secret and they're trying to do it without just putting a wall around the town The young kids who have grown up in the town who have cell phones and internet They are fed up with the secrecy and the isolationism because people who live in the town are not allowed to move away The witch won't let them. This is an entirely unique Story the likes of which I've never seen before It works really well. It is truly terrifying and it builds to a fantastic payoff Okay, did I get that in 30 seconds? I Have to stress that this is a really well-written book. It reads very quickly. It reads very naturally and smoothly I couldn't put it down and that's rare for me the situation that I described with the government Having a secret project to keep all of this under wraps if it sounds to you like kind of like Joss Whedon's cabin in the woods from a few years ago Yes, it very much has that vibe to it at first But unlike Joss Whedon's work This story has a big payoff Sorry, Joss. I really can't tell you much more than that without giving things away the Wevelt has created a completely new Mythology here. You've heard me say that about a number of books this year and again, it's true here This is something entirely new for me I never knew what was gonna happen next and I value that so much and the ending was not something that I would have Have guessed at all There are a lot of really strong characters in it They're they're well-written They have strong relationships you care about them The dead witch herself while being a mystery is also Very engrossing. Well, the book didn't frighten me in the sense that you know, I didn't have any problems sleeping at night I was just very engrossed in the book. I've seen reviews Many reviews where people say that they were truly terrified by this character and I can see why I Keep using the word unique, but it really applies here. This is a truly unique book I recommend you get it and read it and give it to someone else to read. It is really good really really good Please remember to press that like button it helps my videos get seen and then subscribe so you can come back next time I do science fiction book TV and movie reviews all the time and please consider becoming a patron There's a link in the description below