Really wanted to like it, as I still consider WOOM to be one of the all-time greatest extreme horror novellas ever written.

Great concept. It just moved a little too slow for my taste. A lesser page count would've helped immensely.

I love all things Halloween, so I jumped at the chance to read this novel which features delightful cover artwork. I've read several of Ralston's novels, and they have been hit or miss for me. This book has an interesting premise, but unfortunately I found it a bit of a chore to get through. I really enjoyed the part where all of the decorations in the haunted house become animated and start attacking people. Helloween seems to take inspiration from Maximum Overdrive and Desperation, but it's lacking what makes Stephen King novels great, namely characters that you care about. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing an ARC for me to review.

I’m about halfway through this book and I absolutely love it. Thank you so much for letting me read this. It’s so cute and I’m glad that it comes out the day before Christmas Halloween is my favorite. I can’t wait to buy it.

Every time I read a book by Duncan Ralston I end up having to sit back and wonder what kind of human I am if I enjoyed it. Helloween made me feel the same, 5 stars!