Dark Spirits, by Stephen Lancaster

Dark Spirits: A Man Terrorized by the Supernatural by Stephen Lancaster

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


I am fascinated by the paranormal. So when I saw this book available on NetGalley, I was excited.

Unfortunately, while the writer's experiences were interesting, the writing was too wordy for me. And repetitive. And wordy. It took me a long time to get through. I ultimately ended up skimming through each chapter/story, because the author took so long to get to the point! He would write one thing, and then a few sentences later say the same thing, a little bit differently. Then go on to describe something else, before finally getting to the point that there was a great big shadow creature growling at them from the rafters!

All in all, I liked the stories, once I could get to the heart of the matter and past all the rambling by the author. This author has obviously experienced some interesting things, but perhaps needs the help of a, haha, ghostwriter. Part of what makes ghost stories interesting is the art of storytelling, the set up, and then that little bit of tension, waiting to see what happens next. In this book, what happened next came so long after the set up, that it didn't feel as eerie or nerve-wracking as it should have.

I don't think I will be searching out any other works by this author in the future.

*I was given an ARC of this book by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.



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