I loved the mix of horror and mystery. I read this series out of order but look forward to going back and reading the 1st one. ( )

I would give this a fourth star, and still might retroactively, but I read this without reading Pretty Dead Things first and so had no idea why I should give a crap about the first person narrator vs the policewoman's much more interesting, compelling and fully realized story. The policewoman's story and the other two narrative threads were pretty fantastic, though. If Usher had been more of a presence throughout, or if his status as the first person narrator in those few chapters were made more clear, the book would have stood alone better. As it was, I felt like a good story of a policewoman dealing with supernatural crap in her personal and professional lives got hijacked at the end by some character in whom I had no personal investment whatsoever. ( )

SYNOPSIS
He sought to flee his tragic past.
But when Thomas Usher hears a clockwork voice on the phone and sees ever-more disturbing visions in a derelict warehouse, Usher realises that he has to return home – for the sake of his own sanity. Meanwhile, a deadly figure from Usher’s past threatens to undermine the very fabric of reality.

The follow-up to “Pretty Little Dead Things”, is skin crawlingly good, beautiful prose describing horrific crimes, disturbing visions and some of the most dreadful people you will ever meet between the pages of a book.

McMahon is a master of the urban horror story but be warned if you go along for the journey the author won't let you look away... ( )

I don't normally read or review horror novels but it's Halloween, so I'm awash in horror right now. I can't say that I enjoyed Dead Bad Things because psychological horror is not the kind of novel I would normally choose to read; however, it is exceptionally well written. Read my review at http://popcornreads.com/?p=2089 ( )