Ellen is a repressed, self hating queer jewish woman in the 80s working for a notable film restoration company. One day she is asked to restore a recently found cult horror silent film full of depravity, gore, and death. Reluctantly Ellen begins working in the film and slowly it begins bleeding out of the film and into her life….

This haunted film novel was intense, gory, and disturbing. Some scenes were so visceral and disgusting I was literally cringing while reading. Ellen is not a likeable character but as the novel progresses you understand her more, and get a look into the generational trauma continually allowed to persist in her family.

I was shocked with how much I loved this book considering it took me a bit to get into it, once the horror starts it doesn’t let up!

Trigger warnings for toxic family, rape, blood, gore, and lots of sexuality. If you’re not turned off by those triggers and want a good horrifying read absolutely try this one out.

Eden Fox returns to her home one day to another woman claiming to be her, and even worse her husband agrees…. Suddenly locked out of her own home and no one believing her to be the real Eden, sets everything into motion.

This was a really twisty thriller, I didn’t really understand what was happening until the very end. I enjoyed the audiobook a lot, it had different voice actors and background sounds which I know some find annoying, but I actually enjoy.

While I enjoyed this thriller it was a little out there, a lot of the twists and turns I found myself asking “why though?” A lot. If you can suspend disbelief and just go with the flow this is a fun thriller worth a try.

If it’s hard for you to do that, maybe skip this one. I look forward to reading more by this author!