The Cursed Among Us

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The four friends must now band together and try to find a way to stop the Black Heart Killer all over again - before she turns the town into a bloodbath once more. In fact, that was one of my biggest bugbears regarding this book, it was too much of a collection of influences, one minute it had huge parallels with A Nightmare on Elm Street, and the next it would be a scene from Scream and then a huge similarity to Super 8, this then continues throughout this story. In the small town of Newport mystery surrounds a killing that took place 20 years before when one of the town's own went on a killing spree, but things are not always what they seem as something evil lies within a lone grave out in the woods of the town.

There was just the right amount of backstory about the characters to make you feel connected to them. Chances are it wouldn't look right as a skin for a Crewmate since all the Cremates and Imposters in Among Us maintain the same shape and only change certain cosmetic elements to separate them from other players. As crazy as it sounds, my brothers, sister, sisters in laws, nephew, daughter and husband and I, all play among us every week online. The friends do not realize that what they have discovered could lead to the death of the town as the evil being lying within the grave is a witch and she is about to bring her evil might down on the town of Newport with a vengeance!In some ways, this reads as a coming-of-age novel but also has huge elements of some of my all-time favourite horror movies. The filming is going well, but one day, they enter the woods to film a chase scene and stumble over something that looks like a grave. You felt bad for them as the biggest bully, who you couldn't help but absolutely detest, targeted the group.

Personalised advertising may be considered a “sale” or “sharing” of information under California and other state privacy laws, and you may have a right to opt out. But somehow the story became a bit tedious along the pages with its premonitions and predictable action. I loved all the characters as I felt that I could just see them in my mind's eye as everyone went through the happenings within the town.

But he loved it, big fan of among us right now so the added touch of among us stickers too when down a treat! The format of this book has two of my all time favorite things with horror stories; one, an opening that dives right into a terrifying scene before we jump to a different scene to slow things down before they ramp up again, and two, an ending that made me jump up and say, “WAIT, WHAT? The story unfolds like any good horror flock, an engaging group of misfit friends, a dark and haunted woods, and a film project. The repetitive nature behind certain sections remains a bit of a sore spot(repeating the how/who of someone passing away just a few chapters earlier).

We probably won't see any form of these implemented unless people like it enough to justify it being a pet or something, but players can at least hope. Reading this one, I was super impressed to see just how much John’s prose had improved since the short story. There were brutal death scenes, a masked killer, and even the whole teenage bonfire/turned into a slaughter.As a debut novel, The Cursed Among Us is an impressive, fun, spooky ride with massive universal appeal. The storytelling was fast paced, keeping you interested in all of the side stories and main story alike. Now that they’re filming their latest mini horror movie, they’re finding themselves inching closer and closer to the woods that the town has banned everyone from entering.