The Exorcist House: Genesis by Nick Roberts Review

With some delay on my part. My focus has been on editing my novel and writing. I have finally got around to reviewing The Exorcist House: Genesis

This book was something. Let me tell you. It kept me hooked the entire time. Nick Roberts outdid himself with this sequel, and I would venture to say it is the best book he has ever written. Like a well-oiled machine, he gets better and better.

I often compare him to John Durgin. They both have a very cinematic way of writing.

His writing in all ways has improved. The character development is incredible.

From Alice and the others to Marin. To the inclusion of Adam. All the characters are well-rounded and serve a specific purpose. I won’t go into too much as I don’t want to spoil anything, but man, they leap off the page.

They jump off the page with their own agency. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I was yelling at them for their decisions, but hey humans will always make bad decisions. Especially when returning to the place of such a traumatic event. It is so true that it is used super often in almost all forms of horror.

Daniel faces his darkest fears. Not just the return to the house. But a demon with powers beyond what he has experienced before.

What I love most is the dual narrative. Seeing a young Merle “the backwoods Exorcist” was so fun. He is a cranky, fun character and helps the reader see how he got to where he was in the Prologue of the first book. The way he is written made me think a lot of my grandfather, who is always in overalls and a cap, but with the sass of my uncle. As an Appalachian, he screamed Appalachian, which is no easy feat.

I can certainly say this is one of my favorite books of the year. And everyone should pick it and the original up if you love horror. Next week, we will talk about Anathema, Nick Robert’s debut novel, which I purposely read with Genesis just to see his improvement as a writer.
However, we will talk about that next week.

Until next time,
K.L. Patrick