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"Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it's served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don't knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to what's buried in the Morrows' backyard. But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isn't like the rest of his family. He doesn't take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees. Michael pines for normalcy, and he's sure that someday he'll see the world beyond West Virginia. When he meets Alice, a pretty girl working at a record shop in the small nearby town of Dahlia, he's immediately smitten. For a moment, he nearly forgets about the monster he's become. But his brother, Rebel, is all too eager to remind Michael of his place" --
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Enjoyed it so much that I'm currently watching Chained, the movie the author says inspired her to write the book.
This was properly creepy. The scary hick family in the woods has been a classic trope of American horror, but I don't think I have seen it done this well. The intriguing part here is we get to view it from a member within the family (Michael). He is very much a part of the horror they inflict upon the hapless people they imprison, but he does not gain much pleasure from it. Seeing the sadistic games that his family plays, the true history of himself unwinds in a horrific way. One of the creepiest books I have read!