*thank you to NetGalley and Inkshares for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review*

2.5 stars.
This was really hard to figure out a star rating. I was excited to begin this. I havent read horror in ages so I was looking forward to doing so. The prequel! That was an easy 4 stars, or 4.5. I loved it! It made me even more excited to keep going. And for the first 50% of the book, I was really interested, turning page after page after page. But, quite fast, after the first 50%, it went downhill. I still kept reading, thinking it would pick up, but no. It actually got worse. I found I was really bored with what had happened once they left the house. It reminded me of the movie, '1408'. And while I really liked that movie, while reading this book, I was wanting a more, much more, haunted house theme.

I cant not mention the way the story is written. There are a few different narrators throughout this but, they just sometimes, suddenly change from one to the other with no warning. It was different and im not sure how I felt about that. It didnt always happen. Most of the time, it was a new chapter or paragraph that brought along a different narrator than the one we had just had. But still, I needed to add that.

Id finally made it to the end rather disappointed. But in saying that, I can not discount or make this take away the fact that the beginning was still very good and I am still glad I got the opportunity to read it. Would I recommend it though? Umm, well if you are wanting a full haunted house story where the main focus is on the house and being at the house, then no. But if your wanting a creepy, all kind of horror then yeah I guess it would be worth giving it a go, though, the 'horror' isnt really scary. Im not saying that this was a bad book, its just not what I was wanting it to be.

You know when a book is just... fine? And not like 'oh my god that attractive person is so fine', but like 'eh, you know, it was fine.' Picture me shrugging right now. There is nothing wrong with this book – the prose is good, the characters are consistent (if a little one-note), the plot trips along nicely. But everything that you think is going to happen? It's going to happen. It's clear that the author is a horror fan, and there are plenty of shout-outs to other horror writers, but overall it feels like a competent but unimaginative Stephen King homage. Which is maybe the intention? I usually like my horror to be weirder, more imaginative and more surprising, but this did keep me entertained for a few evenings. It's just... fine.

The world's most famous horror writers come together for an interview. The setting is an old house, allegedly haunted. It takes a while to get the story moving - there is plenty of character development and we really get to know and be invested in the group before things start going bump in the night. The plot kept blowing my expectations out of the water. The horror slowly creeps up on you - as it does on the characters. At first, the house is just a house. But wait till you see the horrors that are waiting. Personal demons, actual demons... everything scary. But in my opinion Scott Thomas' biggest accomplishment is getting the writers right. They have all chosen horror as their genre, but their styles are widely different. What you can read about them, their books and their obsessions makes them seem real (I actually Googled A Thinly Cast Shadow thinking that if it was an actual novel, I wanted it on my TBR list). Writing a good novel must be very hard. Writing the oeuvre of four great authors is astounding. A perfect read for Halloween.

Kill Creek is a ghost story about 4 celebrity horror authors spending the night in a haunted house. A little twist on the haunted house genre. I thought the author did a wonderful job of creating such different, believable characters and a tense, edge of your seat story. I really enjoyed reading this book and i will look forward to reading from this author again.

The house on Kill Creek has a history of tragic events involving the deaths of its owners on more than one occasion. The Finch Sisters, a peculiar pair and the last owners of the house, were no exception. After their death, the house sat abandoned, empty, and deteriorating for years waiting...

Sam McGarver, T.C. Moore, Sebastian Cole, and Daniel Slaughter are all horror novelist, each celebrated by their fans for their very distinct writing styles. They are all invited to spend Halloween night in the infamous haunted house by the creator of WrightWire.com, an online pop culture destination, to discuss their work and generate publicity but the house has other plans...

This novel will make you question if a house can truly be evil or if our internal fears simply manifest our darkest desires. I don't really know how to describe this novel because it’s such a fresh take on horror and I absolutely loved every minute of it. It's a combination of creepy classic horror with a slice of supernatural which slowly transforms into a psychological thriller and finally bleeds into something darker. Would I recommend you read this...absolutely!!!

Engaging, mysterious, fast -paced story about 4 horror writers who spend Halloween in a haunted house. Very quick, entertaining read!