I found What Moves the Dead fantastically horrifying, so I had high hopes for this next entry in Easton's adventures. However, I don't think this one lived up to how good the first one was. I missed the creeping sense of horror and dread, and I felt like the emphasis was too much on the lead up than the actual supernatural occurrences. This entry sees Easton return home to Gallacia, Mrs. Potter (the savior of the first book) has requested the use of their hunting lodge to study mushrooms, so Alex is visiting to see things are in order. They are quite surprised to find that the lodge's caretaker has been dead for months and that none of the villagers want to discuss it. Turns out the old man's death was potentially supernatural in nature, and no one is wiling to risk being the next victim. The 'horror' this time was a bit less physical, as the main threat was in the victim's dreams. Which, of course led to a lot of 'wow is this a real dream or something brought about by having discussed the possibility' that takes up the majority of the book. What I was most interested in reading was Easton's past experiences as a solider, it was a fantastic addition that fleshed out their character and gave them more of one than the first book did. I still liked this book despite it not meeting my (perhaps too high) expectations, and would love to read more of Easton's horror-filled gothic adventures.