Charnel House

"[O]ne of the best horror novels I have ever read." - Amazon reviewPerched on the plateau atop a hill named for the hickory trees dotting its slopes, the abandoned house broods over the tiny Alabama town called Belleville like a rattler guarding a clutch of eggs. From the rear windows of the second story one can glimpse the dark waters of the Tennessee River to the southwest when the leaves have dropped, a tarry path slicing through red clay fields laid bare for the winter. Few of the townspeople know this, because they no longer think about the house above them; it has faded in the town’s collective memory the way colors in an old photograph do.The lines of the house are skewed now, and its supports grown weak. Where it once stood straight and true it has sagged and bowed. But still it stands, ageless and timeless, looming over the town like a watchful sentinel.And sometimes, it feeds."Anderson ranks right up there with King, Simmons, Barker and McCammon. Charnel House starts slowly and gradually increases the tension until the story culminates with one of the slickest finishes I've ever encountered. This is one story where you definitely won't guess the ending." - Amazon reviewCharnel House is a novel for adults, and contains mature subject matter, adult language, and graphic depictions of violence.

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