It is hard in horror fiction to try and create something wholly original without someone pointing out links to established properties.
For author Sam Rebelein, they have attempted with Edenville to have something that dips into a number of different sub genres.
Edenville, is the title of a small town in Renfield, which has a reputation for being a bit different.
To say this would be an understatement with what unfolds in this novel. It feels oddly pitched between a young adult and a more mature audience.
We follow a largely young-ish cast, but this does not mean that when things go a bit awry, Rebelein holds back, because they don’t.
We have body horror, gore, but also a wide spreading mythology that largely fits together by the conclusion although there are some blips in the road.
At 400 pages Edenville is a little bloated, but if you are looking for something widely ambitious and ragged around the edges, this is a book for you.
Edenville by Sam Rebelein is out now from Titan Books.
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