Experimental film

5 stars for creepiness, and Lois was a complex, well written character.

However, from the first few pages it felt pretentious and insular, at times feeling as if the author was name dropping and referencing obscure directors, films and artists for the sake of showing off, not for any larger character development or plot.

It shines more when discussing ancient folk stories such as Lady Midday. It felt like the author shoe horned in a truly creepy myth into her own passion for filmmaking, and the mix didn't quite work for me. For example, she created a blind character, Sidlo, who has an X-Gene level mutation that allows him to telepathically translate another person's memories onto film. This was so weird-like how does that work, mechanicaly? He touches a person, and also a reel of film, and then what?

Also, Lois' husband -just, there is no way a person so accepting, loving and self sacrificing exists. With all of the stuff Lois puts him through I expected him to reach his limit any second, but instead he decides to help her basically ghost hunt (while their son is in the hospital...).


Definitely worth a read if you're looking for a good horror novel, despite my grievances.