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Ghost Eaters: A Novel (editie 2022)

door Clay Chapman (Auteur)

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Fiction. Horror. Literature. HTML: A terrifying supernatural page-turner that explores ghosts, grief, and god complexes Ever since their on-again, off-again college romance, Erin hasn't been able to set a single boundary with charismatic but reckless Silas, who has been chasing the next big high since graduation. When he texts her to spring him out of rehab, she knows enough is enough. She is ready to start a career, make new friends, and meet a great guy�??even if that means cutting Silas off. But when Silas turns up dead from an overdose, Erin's world falls apart. When Erin learns that Silas discovered a drug that allowed him to see the dead, she doesn't believe it's real but agrees to a pill-popping "séance" to ease her guilt and pain. When she steps back into the real world, she starts to see ghosts everywhere from her Southern hometown's bloody and brutal past. Are the effects pharmacological or something more sinister? And will Erin be able to shut the Pandora's box of horrors she has opened? With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.… (meer)

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Lid:	Aubslynn22
Titel:	Ghost Eaters: A Novel
Auteurs:	Clay Chapman (Auteur)
Info:	Quirk Books (2022), 304 pages
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This book was a little bit Train-Spotting and a little bit ago Ask Alice. Erin is trying to get her life together, but when her friend (and ex-boyfriend), Silas, dies because of an overdose, she doesn’t feel like she can move on. When their mutual friend says he see his spirit and speak with him again, she’s too curious to turn down the offer, but she’s quickly pulled into a nightmare.

There were some legitimately horrifying scenes in Ghost Eaters, but there was just something lacking for me. The book combined the themes of addiction and generational trauma in an effective way, but the characters weren’t as compelling as they could have been. It wasn’t my cup of tea. I think other fans of the horror genre will enjoy it, though. (

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jellybeanette | May 26, 2024 |

Wow, just wow.

this book is dark, disturbing and chaotic to name a few things. But, despite all this it is a darn good read; not at all what I was expecting.

A descent into addiction and almost to madness, this book could be read as either a cautionary tale or a weird twist on a ghost story. However you read it, if you enjoy dark novels, this is the one for you.

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Melline | Oct 24, 2023 |

I did spend most of the book angry at Erin who just made bad decision after bad decision knowingly, but Chapman's creativity in concept cannot be denied. (

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bookwyrmm | Aug 30, 2023 |

Don't let my rating fool you -- I inhaled about 90% of this today. I couldn't put it down. In horror, there's always "a writer to watch" but I genuinely will be excited to see where Chapman goes from here (apologies Clay if you've written stuff before Ghost Eaters; I'm a newb to your stuff).

I agree with some other folks that there are multiple storylines in here, and not all of them are successful. However, I think Chapman does a wonderful job exploring the complexities of addiction, and he suffuses those conversations with empathy. Fiction has gotten much better at handling addiction themes, but I always tense up a bit when I see it's a central theme in a story. So, well done on that front, too. (

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keithlaf | Jan 16, 2023 |

I just couldn't finish this book. The main character was getting on my nervous way to much.

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Fiction. Horror. Literature. HTML:

A terrifying supernatural page-turner that explores ghosts, grief, and god complexes

Ever since their on-again, off-again college romance, Erin hasn't been able to set a single boundary with charismatic but reckless Silas, who has been chasing the next big high since graduation. When he texts her to spring him out of rehab, she knows enough is enough. She is ready to start a career, make new friends, and meet a great guy�??even if that means cutting Silas off. But when Silas turns up dead from an overdose, Erin's world falls apart.

When Erin learns that Silas discovered a drug that allowed him to see the dead, she doesn't believe it's real but agrees to a pill-popping "séance" to ease her guilt and pain. When she steps back into the real world, she starts to see ghosts everywhere from her Southern hometown's bloody and brutal past. Are the effects pharmacological or something more sinister? And will Erin be able to shut the Pandora's box of horrors she has opened?

With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.

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