Welcome to the Dark House, by Laurie Stolarz
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Welcome to the Dark House, by Laurie Stolarz
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What's your worst nightmare?For Ivy Jensen, it's the eyes of a killer that haunt her nights. For Parker Bradley, it's bloodthirsty sea serpents that slither in his sleep.And for seven essay contestants, it's their worst nightmares that win them an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at director Justin Blake's latest, confidential project. Ivy doesn't even like scary movies, but she's ready to face her real-world fears. Parker's sympathetic words and perfect smile help keep her spirits up . . . at least for now.Not everyone is so charming, though. Horror-film fanatic Garth Vader wants to stir up trouble. It's bad enough he has to stay in the middle of nowhere with this group-the girl who locks herself in her room, the know-it-all roommate, "Mister Sensitive", and the one who's too cheery for her own good. Someone has to make things interesting. Except, things are already a little weird. The hostess is a serial-killer look-alike, the dream-stealing Nightmare Elf is lurking about, and the seventh member of the group is missing. By the time Ivy and Parker realize what's really at stake, it's too late to wake up and run.
Welcome to the Dark House, by Laurie Stolarz- Amazon Sales Rank: #259585 in Books
- Brand: Stolarz, Laurie
- Published on: 2015-06-23
- Released on: 2015-06-23
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .75" w x 5.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
From School Library Journal Gr 6–9—A fun, scary ride. Readers are introduced to seven teen "superfans" of the horror film director, Justin Blake. They have all won tickets to meet the director and preview his new film, and as if that isn't enough, all of their expenses are included. The teens are also promised "special fun" based on the nightmares that they submitted as their entries to the contest. Once they arrive, they find that all of Justin Blake's horror films are being reenacted; especially the Nightmare Elf (a Freddie Krueger—esque character who forces victims to live their worst nightmares). Pretty quickly, creepy things begin to happen, and the teens start to disappear one by one. Stolarz writes a wonderfully eerie story, one that will appeal to readers looking to graduate from R. L. Stine. The characters are nicely drawn, and the plot is a great big campy mix of "don't go in there!" anxiety, alternating with groans of reluctant laughter as comic relief is interspersed. The unreliable narrative, which switches between six of the seven viewpoints, makes readers as confused as the protagonists, but it works. Savvy readers will pick up on the clues much faster than the characters, but won't be able to stop until the final page. Unfortunately, the ending is a bit rushed and without a completely satisfying resolution. Still, this title will have huge teen appeal and is terrifying enough without being overly bloodthirsty. Perfect for middle schoolers looking for a quick, thrilling read.—Saleena L. Davidson, South Brunswick Public Library, Monmouth Junction, NJ
Review "A fun, scary ride."―SLJ"The suspense starts pounding when the teens enter the park and doesn't stop until readers are ready for the sequel."―Kirkus
About the Author Laurie Faria Stolarz is the author of the Touch series, as well as Project 17; Bleed; and the highly popular Blue Is for Nightmares; White Is for Magic; Silver Is for Secrets; Red Is for Remembrance; and Black Is for Beginnings. Born and raised in Salem, Massachusetts, Stolarz attended Merrimack College and received an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College in Boston. For more information, please visit her Web site at www.LaurieStolarz.com.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. If you like horror movies, this could be the book for you! By Valerie Pennington 2.5/5 starsI used to be OBSESSED with scary movies and my nostalgia helped me pick out this book. If you notice, there is a creeptastic Ferris wheel on the cover which alludes to.... an abandoned amusement park! Let me tell you, I love amusement parks and I think that an abandoned one is GREAT in both books and movies. It has so much potential for bad and terrifying things to happen and I just love it.Welcome to the Dark House was definitely an interesting book; I was most definitely scared at times and the plot was incredibly unique. The book revolves around a contest put on by The Nightmare Elf (a movie franchise about an elf that is possessed) advertising that you can get rid of your fears in one weekend and meet the infamous creator, Justin Blake. Like I mentioned earlier, I have seen a ton of scary movies in my day and umm.... The Nightmare Elf would not be on my to-watch list, it reminded me too much of the Chucky series which, well everyone has their own opinions. Seven lucky guests are chosen and flown out to rid themselves of their nightmares; among these seven are: Ivy (who was across the hall when her parents were murdered), Natalie (.... can't, too many spoilers), Parker (a huge movie buff), Shayla (who broke a promise and lost a friend), Garth Vader (forced to watch scary movies at a young age), and Frankie. Notice there are only six names because Taylor, the seventh member, disappeared after being shown to her room. The story is told through alternating views (minus Taylor) and it was fun and interesting, though a little confusing at times.Time passes and things transpire and they are taken to a creepy abandoned theme park where they must face their fears to survive. It is a Justin Blake themed park, complete with rides that depict his movies and holograms that interact with the guests. THEN, as if it's not cool enough, they each are told that they have to go on their own specific ride that is tailored for them to overcome their fears. What? That is crap creepy but also super cool.There will be a second book which means that a lot of stories started but none of them ended; it made the book unsatisfying to me as a reader. Overall, it was a really cool idea that didn't have the ummph that it needed. I did like it but I will not be reading the sequel.If you love horror books that don't have any supernatural aspects, I think that you could really like this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Slasher-esque! By lilradrad Welcome to the Dark House felt very much like a slasher film. You are introduced to a group of misfit characters who’ve been lured together in a location in the middle of nowhere and if you’re like me who watch a lot of said films, we all know that not everyone will survive. In this case, we get seven essay winners of a contest hosted by acclaimed horror director Justin Blake where they are promised a weekend of behind-the-scenes exclusivity, including meeting the director himself. The book is told from the perspective of each contest winner and they were all chosen because they shared the best “worst nightmare” experience out of thousands of other entries. We have Ivy, the real-life survivor who is not really a Justin Blake (or horror) fan; Parker, the film student; Natalie, the “Debbie Downer”; Shayla, the “Miss Congeniality”; Frankie and Garth Vader, the horror fanatics; and Taylor, the girl who was never there.Each perspective is written in first person which was very effective for me since I was able to connect with each character with ease. But like any horror film that stars a group of people, you only get to know most of them on a superficial level. That factor wasn’t a big deal for me though because I’m reading this book to uncover what will happen to them and who will survive, not to get to know them inside and out. Don’t get me wrong, each character definitely brought something different to the table, they all have their demons and except for Ivy, they all have their personal reasons for being Justin Blake movie fans and I was okay with knowing just that because I didn’t think I really needed to know any more. Of course, not everyone was likable, I did have my favorite and my least favorite characters but then again, like most slasher films I’ve watched, I tried not to get too attached to them since I knew that there’s a possibility that they won’t survive.What I wasn’t able to stop myself from doing though, was root for a romance that was surprisingly endearing even though some readers may consider it insta-love. Admittedly though, I’m not even sure if you can call it that. There was definitely instant attraction but the relationship kind of reminded me of being in Big Brother’s house, the close proximity and unexpected events definitely fast-tracked the relationship. Since I like both characters individually, I was okay with the development. Plus, it served as a slight breather from the dark and sinister mystery unfolding around the group but at the same time, I can also understand if other readers don’t appreciate any sort of romance developing given their current situation. Either way, I don’t think it overpowered the story, the romance still took the backseat to more important matters in the book: who will survive the weekend.To be honest, I was originally going to give this book 3.5 Stars. On the one hand, I absopositively enjoyed it and the story as a whole satisfied the horror fanatic in me. As I’ve constantly mentioned in this review, there’s this whole slasher-esque feel to this that made it really hard to put down. I literally had to force myself to stop reading the night before or else I wouldn’t get any sleep and as soon as I woke up, continuing on with the story was the first in my to-do list. On the other, I’m at a lost with the ending because I’m not sure if that is the ending. The book left me with a lot of unanswered questions with number one being: is the book actually over? Will this be a series? Is that it?I normally don’t mind open-ended books but this is just too out in the open for my taste. I enjoyed the ride, I enjoyed uncovering who died and survived but then you get nothing of the What, Who, and Why this whole thing actually happened in the first place. You get no answers on why they are the ones chosen to be in The Dark House or if the contest was just a ruse to get this particular group together and I was left frustrated and disappointed that I might never know. This book’s horrific journey was definitely a page-turner that was fun and exhilarating, but the end was very anti-climactic that had me scratching my head in confusion.But! Thanks to the magic of Goodreads, our lovely author, Laurie Stolarz, was kind enough to provide me with much needed answers and I’m really happy with this news because that means I just have to be patient and wait for the sequel, I am getting (hopefully) all my questions answered!So all in all, confusing ending aside, I had fun and really enjoyed the roller-coaster ride of Welcome to the Dark House. I would recommend this to YA Horror fans, particularly those who are partial to slasher films, with a few reservations. The book is very easy to get into and I like how the writing style changes with each character perspective. It is also fast paced and the story flowed really well even with alternating multiple POVs. Bear in mind though, that the ending has the potential to frustrate and the book will leave you with a lot of unanswered questions. Although now that I know that there will be a sequel, I’m not as upset and disappointed about the ending as I was before. It was also a good thing that I read the author’s comment before publishing this review because here’s my actual parting words before I found out about Book 2: Some readers may get the ending, but I was definitely not one of them. If you are one of those who did, feel free to explain things to me because seriously, these unanswered questions will bug me for weeks!And here is what I feel about this new book development: Will I read the second book? Hells yeah! I want to know what happens next and I want my questions about The Dark House answered. I can’t really call this a cliffhanger ending but there’s A LOT to tackle in the sequel and I’m actually very excited that this story isn’t over. I seriously can’t wait!An advance readers copy was provided by Disney-Hyperion via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An interesting read. By Stormi @ BMReviewsohmy First thoughts: It had the potential to be a pretty decent creepy novel.Although I have heard of some of this authors novels this is actually my first read from her. I did like this novel, but I just didn’t love it like I wanted too. Welcome to the Dark House is told in multiple first person POV’s and there are six (seven if you count Taylor but she is missing) teenager who have told the Nightmare Elf their worst nightmare and been chosen to meet Justin Blake. Justin Blake is a horror director and the one responsible for the Nightmare Elf series. Most of the teens going are huge Justin Blake fans for at least horror fans, but Ivy is not. Ivy is one of the main characters out of the six and she wrote about the nightmare she keeps having in hopes of sort of facing her fears. Her parent’s were killed when she was younger and she seen the man’s eyes and he has always vowed to find her. She knows that her parents were killed by a serial killer and that is why she was moved into protective custody, name changed and placed in foster care, but her parents killer haunts her. She doesn’t understand how people can enjoy horror movies because she has lived through such horror herself.Parker, who takes up with Ivy wants to be a movie maker himself so meeting Justin would be great for his career in films. Natalie, is just a really strange character who talks to herself a lot (you find out who she is talking to but I won’t say) and she has a thing about mirrors and looking at herself (she doesn’t like her reflection). Garth grew up in a strange family and loving horror was his way to cope. Shayla and Frankie are just die hard horror fans and each have their creepy reasons for being fascinated.Things are a bit strange from the beginning as everything is sort of geared towards Justin Blakes films. Taylor is missing from the beginning and you don’t actually get to meet her, so is she real or not? Then they are all taken to an amusement park that is set in a horror theme and all of their cell phones and cameras are taken away. That would have made me a bit leery about what is going on. Then they are locked in. Most of them think it’s great but Natalie doesn’t think it’s a good thing and neither does Ivy. I don’t want to get into anything because I don’t want to ruin the plot and it’s sort of hard to talk about without revealing something.The book really gets interesting once they enter the amusement park but that was about half way into the book, but I knew this was the first book and every good horror movie needs a sequel, so that didn’t really bother me much. Overall, I did enjoy the book but I did have some things that totally bothered me and is the reason it didn’t make it to a four star read.The multiple POV was hard to follow because it was done in the first person. I don’t mind first person POV when there is two or maybe three POV’s and they start out at the beginning of a chapter. These POV’s changed within the chapters and some times it took me a little bit to figure out who was talking…it’s going along and then a comment is made about Shayla and then I am like..oh it’s Frankie who is POV I am in..I didn’t like that at all. It took so much away from the read for me. I know this is suppose to sort of read like a horror movie, but I think I would have liked it more if the POV was in third person.I want to let everyone know that my problem I have here with the POV might not happen in the finished product as the author said that there is suppose to be art work that lets you know who is speaking. I reviewed an eARC from netgalley.The ending, although it wasn’t really a cliffhanger, it just sort of ended. I kept trying to flip pages on my kindle and nothing would happen and I kept thinking, really that is it. When I think about it I guess it does sort of have that ending in horror movies where you know there will be a sequel, but I didn’t like it. I did like it enough to want to read the next book in the series as I have to know what exactly happened to everyone as it does leave you with a hmmm sort of ending.If you are into YA horror/suspense type book then I think it is definitely worth checking out but you have been warned of the ending..lol.
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