The dark history of the house isn't kept a mystery―the object is dwelling in the horror, not uncovering it―and the house's nature is openly evil from the start.

The narrative consists of very many short chapters that are most effectively deployed in the rapid acceleration to the climax earlier, they feel jarringly jumpy.

The house shares its bag of tricks with the famous Amityville incident―flies, specific and significant numbers, the basement's hidden red room, and of course dreams of grisly crimes. The split first-person narrative shows the parallels between their experiences, occasionally repeating revelations, but the protagonists fit into different parts of the house's pattern of violence and horror, which keeps the two stories from feeling stale. They both have a close relationship with an opposite-gender sibling and enough personal issues to make them unreliable narrators. Ten years later, Gwen's family seeks a new start after a mysterious incident Gwen was involved in, hoping country life will help stabilize her. 'An evil house manipulates its residents to dark ends in this novel inspired by The Amityville Horror (1977).Ĭonnor's family moves into the odd, old house―Amity―for a fresh start after the family patriarch's sketchy business practices force their move. As is typical of most horror genres, the ending will leave the audience just as scared as the beginning.' ― VOYA

Point of view and suspense take precedence in this novel, as the reader sees through the eyes of someone who is controlled by Amity, as well as someone who tries to stop their loved one from being controlled. Despite a decade's difference, the two accounts parallel each other, intertwining past and present with documents about Connor and Gwen's mishaps and the ancient, terrifying history of Amity. Fast-forward to ten years later, and Gwen's family moves in to give her a fresh start from her troubling past, only to encounter more nightmarish experiences. Connor, a teenage boy with alluded-to psychological issues, is immediately taken over by the house and obsessed with its evil tendencies. Audiences familiar with the story revolving around the haunted house of Amity will recognize its devilish lure as soon as they begin Connor's narrative. ' A page-turning thriller, Amity will have readers begging to keep the lights on at night.

Amity by micol ostow