{"id":17625,"date":"2023-01-27T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/?p=17625"},"modified":"2023-01-23T23:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T04:13:19","slug":"review-spite-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-spite-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Spite House by Johnny Compton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17627\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/review-spite-house\/spitehouse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/spitehouse.jpg?fit=331%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"331,500\" 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=\"spitehouse\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/spitehouse.jpg?fit=331%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-17627\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/spitehouse.jpg?resize=232%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover of The Spite House\" width=\"232\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/spitehouse.jpg?resize=232%2C350&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cemeterydance.com\/extras\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/spitehouse.jpg?w=331&amp;ssl=1 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 85vw, 232px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spite-House-Novel-Johnny-Compton\/dp\/1250841410\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NEV9P44SMT3K&amp;keywords=the+spite+house+a+novel+johnny+compton&amp;qid=1667795453&amp;sprefix=Spite+House+by+Johnny+Compton%2Caps%2C710&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>The Spite House<\/i> by Johnny Compton<\/a><br \/>\nTor Nightfire (February 7, 2023)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>272 pages; hardcover $27.99; e-book $14.99<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Reviewed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrossroadPress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Niall Wilson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>The Spite House<\/em>, the debut novel from Johnny Compton, is a very complex story. There are a lot of well-developed characters, and each of them has secrets, and stories, things they are keeping to themselves and things they want to share. And, of course, there\u2019s that house.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eric and his two daughters, Dess and Stacy, are running from something. That something is not shared with readers until far into the book, but it causes issues wherever they go. They are loosely aiming to reach Eric\u2019s childhood home, a place he feels he needs to return to &#8212; a place with unfinished business. Money is a problem, though, and finding work while living out of a car and a string of cheap motels, particularly for a black man traveling with two children and no mother in sight, is a bigger problem. Things are not looking good, and they spend most of their time looking over their shoulders, checking to be sure no one is on their trail.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then Eric finds an advertisement. All they need to do is spend time in The Masson House, a purportedly haunted home with a long and jaded past, write down everything that happens, and report back to the owner. The money is incredibly generous, which makes Eric suspicious, but despite that, he applies, and he gets the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What follows is a dizzying ride down first one plot line, and then another, as the house, the ruins of a nearby orphanage, the owner, and his own memories spiral and close in on Eric. Everyone has an agenda, and none of them are pleasant. Can Eric survive long enough to satisfy the home\u2019s owner, Eunice? Will either of them find the answers they so desperately seek?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those answers you\u2019ll have to get a copy and enter <em>The Spite House<\/em> &#8212; but be warned. It has a tendency not to let you go\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spite House by Johnny Compton Tor Nightfire (February 7, 2023) 272 pages; hardcover $27.99; e-book $14.99 Reviewed by\u00a0David Niall Wilson The Spite House, the debut novel from Johnny Compton, is a very complex story. 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