FantasticLand

FantasticLand. An fictional amusement park in Florida where “fun is guaranteed!”. Everything was fine until Hurricane Sadie hit. Then it became a nightmare.

Told through a series of interviews, readers discover the grisly details about what actually happened during those 5 secluded weeks at the park.

This book is not for the feint of heart. It is downright disturbing, yet impossible to put down. It plays on your emotions and asks the ultimate question “What would you have done?”.

Chilling. Truly chilling. Two things really stick with me:

The killing couple. They were masked the whole time, and an urban legend to those who never saw them, so they may have mingled amongst the other kids by day. No one knows who they really were, and they're out there. And there are real people like that, waiting for a chance or an excuse to hurt people. The horror movie The Strangers was inspired by true events—people hurting people because they can, because of the shield of isolation. Then...the postcards. So many ramifications behind those. I actually got chills finishing that chapter.

The new company's choice for the park. Pay to pretend you were there. In our murder-entertainment culture right now, where podcast hosts giggle over stories of murder, this is not far-fetched from reality. Therein lies the deep horror.