Little Heaven

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Fifteen years after their first visit to that strange and haunted place, the three unlikely partners have to go back, as the life of one of their child is now at stake. It doesn’t exactly help the tension for the bulk of the story to know how key players turn out beforehand, but I must say that as things went along this didn’t actually bother me much. There is a certain primal quality to forests—a sense that they’re entities unto themselves: ancient, maze-like constructions, ubiquitous as they are impenetrable, older than living memory, full of secrets. Overall I liked Little Heaven, but I feel like it had so much potential to be great and it just wasn't. Edit: apologies for the semi-ironic request for spoiler-free insight, while dropping a spoiler myself!

I own "The Troop" and "The Deep" and after hearing such good things about them, I probably should have started my Cutter experience there. The combination of the religious cult aspect with the supernatural forces at work made for a compelling tale.A trio of mismatched mercenaries—Micah Shughrue, Minerva Atwater, and Ebenzer Elkins, colloquially known as “the Englishman”—is hired by young Ellen Bellhaven for a deceptively simple task: check in on her nephew, who may have been taken against h. Not only did this novel have a rave review from Stephen King, but also from one of my favourite authors, Paul Tremblay. However, like you, I would never tell someone not to read it because it seems plenty of people have liked it. Together, they all discover there is a LOT more going on in this settlement than just a warped, cruel "religion".

but overall it was just an engaging story with no real sense of horror (or let's be honest: stomach churning, detailed descriptions that horrify and sicken). Whenever I found that happening, some piece of writing or creative incident would set me right back on the path. I feel like knowing so much about the creature and giving it personality so early on snatches any potential tension.

And you keep loving even when the world cracks open and reveals a black hole where all that love can get swallowed. Mixed with the smell that permeates an old folks' home: sickness and dust and the yellowing reek of bodies rotting from the inside out.