It’s been awhile since I’ve read a great, unique horror book, I was so happy that Brom’s latest definitely scratched the itch! I’ve only read his Krampus novel which fell a bit flat for me, but this one was a lot of fun - horror that’s campy, silly, and gory, but still has moments of metaphor and introspection, I’d compare this to Grady Hendrix’s work.

It starts out with a bang in a wince-inducing gory opening chapter, before we start following our main character Ruby and what follows is a bit of a coming-of-age type of story. I will say the music aspect from the synopsis doesn’t come into play until pretty late in the book, and the horror is a bit of a slow build but I enjoyed spending time learning about Ruby and the people in her life. It becomes a demonic possession horror tale that I thought was easily bingeable.

curious if the final product will include Brom’s usual illustrations