Loved itI loved it a lot I don't think it's a book that's unpredictable you'll never see it coming but I had so much fun getting there and it was just a blast from beginning to end.
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The Reaping (1980)
Others: Positive He was hired to paint the portrait of a young woman at Woolvercombe Mansion, but Tom Rigby didn't know she was after more than a painting. He wondered about the identities of the strange inhabitants of the house and the bizarre events that began to happen. And suddenly he was catapulted into a rendezvous with terror and violence, as the power of the supernatural wielded its horrifying spell!
- ISBN:
- 9781948405348
- Length:
- 239 pages
Genres: science fiction, horror
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