{"id":12793,"date":"2019-03-18T07:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T11:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=12793"},"modified":"2019-03-17T19:18:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-17T23:18:02","slug":"review-will-haunt-you-brian-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-will-haunt-you-brian-kirk\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12794\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-will-haunt-you-brian-kirk\/haunt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/haunt.jpg?fit=224%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"224,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"haunt\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/haunt.jpg?fit=224%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12794\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/haunt.jpg?resize=224%2C346\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"346\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Will-Haunt-Fiction-Without-Frontiers\/dp\/1787581381\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1552862915&amp;sr=8-1-fkmrnull\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Will Haunt You <\/em>by Brian Kirk<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Flame Tree Press (March 2019)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>240 pages; $24.81 hardcover; $12.38 paperback; $6.99 e-book<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrankMErrington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Michaels Errington<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I finished reading Brian Kirk&#8217;s latest novel over a week ago and put off writing my review to allow this story time to gel in my mind. Or, maybe ferment is a better word. The whole concept of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Haunt You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a bit of a mind-altering experience.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve taken the liberty of paraphrasing the story&#8217;s synopsis, as it does a better job of explaining the premise than I ever could:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rumors of a deadly book have been floating around the corners of the dark web. A tale about a mysterious figure who preys on those who read the book and subjects them to a world of personalized terror.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesse Wheeler&#8212;former guitarist of the heavy metal group The Rising Dead&#8212;was quick to discount the ominous folklore associated with the book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Jesse is wrong. The legend is real&#8212;and tonight he will become the protagonist in an elaborate scheme specifically tailored to prey on and resurrect the ghosts from his past.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jesse is not the only one in danger, however. By reading the book, he has volunteered to participate in the author\u2019s deadly game, with every page drawing him closer to his own personalized nightmare. The real horror doesn\u2019t begin until he reaches the end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s when the evil comes for him.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s even a warning at the beginning of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Haunt You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. One that flat out tells you if you continue reading the author won&#8217;t be responsible for what may happen to you. Nice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one of those stories where the line between what is real and what is imagined dissolves rather quickly. I found <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Haunt You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to be like a season of <em>Channel Zero<\/em> on SYFY. \u00a0Only, instead of having the reaction of &#8220;What did I just watch?&#8221; it was &#8220;What the hell did I just read?&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While undoubtedly Brian Kirk&#8217;s best work to date, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will Haunt You<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> left me a bit perplexed. Let me put it this way: while I really enjoyed the ride, I had no idea where I was when I arrived at my destination. About halfway through, I noticed the first letter in each word of the title spell the word WHY. Why, indeed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended&#8230;but be prepared for the weird.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk Flame Tree Press (March 2019) 240 pages; $24.81 hardcover; $12.38 paperback; $6.99 e-book Reviewed by\u00a0Frank Michaels Errington I finished reading Brian Kirk&#8217;s latest novel over a week ago and put off writing my review to allow this story time to gel in my mind. 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