Chelsea | thrillerbookbabe's Reviews > The House that Horror Built

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing and Christina Henry for my copy of The House That Horror Built. I have been waiting for a good horror book, and this was just the one. It’s about Harry, a woman who takes a job cleaning the house of a famous horror movie director, Javier Castillo. She has always loved horror movies, so it seems like the perfect job, even though Castillo has been embroiled by scandal. The house is full of scary movie props and eerie costumes, and Harry is trying to keep her head down and do her job without getting involved with anything in Javier’s life.

Then, she starts hearing noises in the house like someone calling for help. She starts seeing things that couldn’t possibly be real, but are they? Then there is a death on the property, and Harry starts to think there is more going on than she thought, and she can’t ignore it anymore.

Thoughts: This was a chilling horror story that was full of just enough creepy things to keep me on the edge of my seat. While everything seemed normal, there would be something paranormal happening in the corner of my eye as I read, making me wonder what was really going on. I loved Harry and Gabe, both great characters and easy to root for. The setting of the house full of horror memorabilia was a lot of fun and the perfect scene for this creepy story to take place.

This book was a quick read and like a horror for beginners. There wasn’t too much depth in this story, and it was mainly straightforward and easy to follow. I think there could have been more horror in this story, and also more underlying subtext as well. I read it in a few hours and still thought it was a fun popcorn read. 3-stars.