Each and every episode is wrapped up at the end with a shiny bow: The family solved a 200 year long mystery, they found the entire history of the ghost that’s haunting them at the local library, and then banish it to their neighbor’s house wherever spirits go, and then the family lives happy ever after.A word about Jo Howell: repulsive. The biggest reason why I enjoyed that the amulet’s source of power was never explained is because more often than not, we never actually find these sorts of things out! That almost makes it scarier, doesn’t it?įor example, I always laugh at those haunted shows on television with the silly reenactments. I appreciated this a lot, as there are many books I have read that are either too extra, (see Fantasticland,) or described things in a way that I could not visualize, (see The Twisted Ones.)Īnd in the midst of all of the extremely violent and senseless deaths, there was also a lot of mystery surrounding the amulet which is never explained, and loved this! We’re left to wonder, where did the amulet come from? Did Jo make it herself? And if so, how?! Is Jo a damn witch?! #notallwitches The effects of the amulet are very detailed, but not so much so that it is overkill just enough that you have a clear and shocking image in your head of exactly what is going on. Will Sarah and Becca be able to track down the amulet before it’s too late?Įach and every story of misfortune is written beautifully, or as beautiful as something so ugly can be, I suppose.

Sarah begins to believe the amulet has something to do with the strange and violent outbursts, but no one believes her besides her best friend Becca. When Jo gives the person she holds most responsible for Dean’s accident a unique necklace, a series of gruesome deaths and murders are set in motion. To make matters worse, Jo blames Sarah and the entire town for Dean’s misfortune, as they all work on the assembly line at the firearms facility.

SynopsisĪfter her husband Dean was mutilated and left in a vegetative state from a gun accident, his young wife Sarah is taking care of him alongside her loathsome mother in law, Jo. Sure, it doesn’t always work out that way, but it did this time! And I am beyond excited to talk to you about this horror story and what makes it so much fun. They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, but one glance at this beautiful artwork and I just knew that this was exactly what I’ve been looking for.

The amulet by michael mcdowell