We may have seen many duos of paranormal investigators, but not many where one is alive and one is dead.
These are the central protagonists of Richard Kadrey’s The Pale House Devil.
Our duo Ford and Neuland are assigned the case at a remote California mansion that could have something vicious and interdimensional in its basement.
If you were expecting something tame, The Pale House Devil is anything but, going for the jugular with a vicious creature that will tear you limb from limb.
There is a pulpy nature to Kadrey’s writing, especially the characteristics of Ford and Neuland, and he is also not afraid to provide twists you won’t see coming.
He is also deals with the idea of privilege and how this can corrupt and perhaps give some people ideas of grandeur far beyond sanity.
This is a brisk read at 128 pages, at once you sink your teeth into The Pale House Devil you won’t be able to put it down.
The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey, is available now from Titan Books.
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