pickAn epistolary horror novel of a failed 70's experiment involving teaching a chimp named Smithy ASL at a gothic estate. Things turn south when supernatural forces are at play. A unique spooky story that is a slow burn but builds as it takes off
pickA young group of researchers move into a crumbling estate with Webster - aka Smithy - a young chimp they‘re planning to teach ASL. Is Smithy getting more aggressive as he gets older or is the estate haunted? Told through diary entries, letters and transcriptions of found footage, this character driven novel is a wonderful slow burner.
Happily reading in a sunbeam listening to the new Kedr Livanskiy album #bliss
While Earl Grey lays claim to my cross stitch pattern, I *guess* I‘ll have to read this fun haunted house thriller. It‘s like Paranormal Activity meets Koko - but with a group of researchers and a chimp.
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