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Average rating3.5
Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement in a Novel "An extremely gripping story, with echoes of John Carpenter’s The Thing...It’s a creepy, chilling book." —Scott Smith, New York Times bestselling author of The Ruins and A Simple Plan "Part psychological horror, part supernatural thriller, Ararat is a masterclass in supernatural suspense. Don't read it before bed!" —Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes "Ararat is a rollicking and horrifying adventure...as relentless as it is addictive." —Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil's Rock New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden’s Ararat is a supernatural thriller about a mountain adventure that quickly turns into a horrific nightmare. Ararat is the heart-pounding tale of an adventure that goes wrong...on a biblical scale. When an earthquake reveals a secret cave hidden inside Mount Ararat in Turkey, a daring newly engaged couple are determined to be the first ones inside...and what they discover will change everything. The cave is actually a buried ancient ship that many quickly come to believe is Noah’s Ark. When a team of scholars, archaeologists, and filmmakers make it inside the ark, they discover an elaborate coffin in its recesses. Inside the coffin they find something hideous. Shock and fear turn to horror when a massive blizzard blows in, trapping them thousands of meters up the side of a remote mountain. All they can do is pray for safety. But something wicked is listening to their prayers...and it wants to answer.
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3 primary booksBen Walker is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2017 with contributions by Christopher Golden.
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probably more like 3 stars, the characters are a little weak and i just will never care for FBI-esque dudes as MCs, but the story was so fascinating, unnerving, and fast paced, plus the setting was incredible and isolating, and it gets a whole extra star for having multiple moments where i stopped whatever i was doing and was like OOOHH_MY_GOD_(vine).mp3
Ararat is a creepy and thrilling novel at the intersection of faith, archeology, and adventure. A new site is discovered in Turkey- could it be Noah's ark? Within it is a strange and ancient corpse...with horns. Is it human, demon, or something else? As evil is uncovered on the ark the explorers must confront darkness both on the mountain, and within themselves. Ararat is suspenseful and keep me interested despite not normally being a huge fan of this kind of horror. I did feel that it dragged a bit, but not so much as to lose me. Additionally some characters felt underdeveloped and at times Ararat felt like a later book in a series, rather than the first. I had a sense that I was missing information, or relationship, with some of the characters. Overall I enjoyed the book and plan to read the next installment in the Ben Walker series, but I'm glad I checked this one out from the library instead of buying it on Audible. I doubt I'll read it again.
Another possession! Much less psychological this time #bookclub4m psychological horror genre