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By: Thomas Olde Heuvelt
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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Whoever is born here is doomed to stay until death. Whoever comes to stay never leaves.

Welcome to Black Spring, the seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock Witch, a 17th-century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn shut. Blind and silenced, she walks the streets and enters homes at will. She stands next to children's beds for nights on end. So accustomed to her have the townsfolk become that they often forget she's there. Or what a threat she poses. Because if the stitches are ever cut open, the story goes, the whole town will die.

The curse must not be allowed to spread. The elders of Black Spring have used high-tech surveillance to quarantine the town. Frustrated with being kept in lockdown, the town's teenagers decide to break the strict regulations and go viral with the haunting. But in so doing, they send the town spiraling into a dark nightmare.

©2016 Thomas Olde Heuvelt (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton Horror Scary Witchcraft Magic Users
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Some really interesting ideas about loss, but a clunky story- is it young adult or horror?

Thought provoking but tonally inconsistent.

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To begin with I found Hex difficult to get into, I didn’t feel overly committed. However, as the story progressed I found myself gripped!

At times I was confused as the narrative seemed to skip and it felt like I was missing some back story but overall I was pretty gripped and it was definitely creepy!

Be warned though, there are some incredibly odd sections, especially towards the end, vivid descriptions of completely bizarre scenarios.

Creepy, odd, confusing, but I couldn’t stop listening!

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The story is wonderful, with moments of humour. Some of the characters are hateful, but I suppose this is on purpose. The ending was… interesting. Overall an enjoyable read.

Great read overall

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good performance, good story, definitely worth a read/listen if you like spooky and mysterious

I really enjoyed

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Compelling, chilling story that builds to a slightly less-satisfying ending. Still well worth the read, however, and performed with all the nuance and intensity the story demands.

A Dark Modern Fairy Tale

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