The Gathering (Shadow House, Book 1)

from benuathanasia

I feel like the author of this book has never met children. They're vaguely aware of their existence thanks to media, but has never actually interacted with them. None of the characters or their reactions are in the least bit realistic. It's a vaguely interesting story, but it's destroyed by the ...

from ToniFGMAMTC

This was pretty spooky, definitely fulfilling if you're looking for a campfire ghost story type feel. If I would have read it at night, I would have had that prickly back feeling.

from theokester

The Gathering is the first book in a new series called Shadow House. This is a horror/thriller series aimed at middle graders. I'm not a huge reader of horror but this felt like a nice stepping stone between the youthful Goosebumps series and more mature horror like the works of King, Hill, Koont...

from KeriLynneD

I'm usually not a big fan of middle grade books but this one was definitely creepy. There are some pictures in this one that really freaked me out and the story was way creepier than I was expecting. It reminded me a lot of the movie House on Haunted Hill but with young kids. It even had a little...

from Carol420

.To begin with...it's a Young Adult book...but it is one of the best ghost/haunted house stories I have read in some time. Five kids...all with a special talent...all underdogs in their home life and their schools...all receive invitations to what they thought was a school that would enhance thei...