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House of Pain (Crossroad Press Ladies of Horror) Kindle Edition

by Sèphera Girón (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
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The house looks so normal. Just a charming home in a small town–perfect for a young couple starting out together. But this house was built on the site of an unspeakable series of murders, butchery so savage that the brick walls of the basement seemed to flow with blood. Tony was just a boy then, but he stood and watched as the notorious house was demolished. Now he's a man, and he's brought his beautiful young wife with him to live in the new house built on the site, without telling her of its hideous secret. Still the nightmares come to her, visions of horror, suffering and perversion, drawing her down to the basement, to a dank tunnel that lies beyond a wall. What calls to her from inside the tunnel? What waits in the darkness to be unleashed?

"House of Pain is horror at its best." - The Midwest Book Review

"A powerful and unflinching novel." - Peter Atkins, Wishmaster

"Girón's prose is smooth as silk, the pacing is dead on. I devoured this book in a single sitting." - Horror World

"House of Pain is a perfect - if far from safe - place to lose yourself on a stormy fall night." - Fangoria

"Genuinely creepy." - Cemetery Dance

"House of Pain rocks with good old-fashioned creepiness." Edo Van Belkom
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"House of Pain is horror at its best." -The Midwest Book Review

"A powerful and unflinching novel." -Peter Atkins, Wishmaster

"Girón's prose is smooth as silk, the pacing isdead on. I devoured this book in a single sitting." - Horror World

"House of Pain is a perfect - if far from safe- place to lose yourself on a stormy fall night." - Fangoria

"Genuinely creepy." - Cemetery Dance

"House of Pain rocks with good old-fashionedcreepiness." Edo Van Belkom

About the Author

Sèphera Girón was born on January 23, 1962.
Early experiences included playing violin in the London Youth Symphony orchestra for several years. She played in festivals in Aberdeen, Scotland; London, England; and Banff, Alberta. She attended York University where she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts Studies with a minor in Psychology.

Sèphera married a filmmaker while in university and after ten years and two children, they were divorced. Sèphera is a full time writer. When she isn't working on a story, she freelances as an editor.

She is also a professional tarot counselor. An actress as well as a writer, she was an extra in Love Guru and recently played "Ruby" in Slime City Massacre. Earlier appearances included Creep and Bust a Move as well as a few music videos. Sèphera was given the Silver Hammer Award in 2009 by the Horror Writers Association. The award is given periodically by a special vote of the Board of Trustees. She has published over a dozen books and numerous short stories.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01I2PAXBK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Crossroad Press; Macabre Ink First Digital edition (July 6, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 6, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1124 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 174 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.7 3.7 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

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Sèphera Girón has over twenty traditionally published books under various names. Her main love is horror and most of her work embraces themes of occult,metaphysical, erotica, and suspense.

As an freelance editor for over ten years, Sèphera has helped hundreds of authors put their best words forward. She feels lucky that she not only can write for a living but she can help others write for a living as well.

In recent years, Sèphera has enjoyed paranormal investigations from as near as Casa Loma in Toronto to the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River and a haunted mansion in California. Her most recent trip took her to the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, the place that inspired The Overlook in The Shining by Stephen King. Some of her adventures inspired a few of her own books and stories.

Sèphera lives in Toronto.

Praise for Captured Souls

"In Captured Souls--her latest erotic thrill ride, Sèphera Girón has created a terrifying new character: a female rendition of Dr. Frankenstein given to detailed scientific human experimentation combined with the sexually predatory and obsessive nature of Nabokov's Humbert Humbert. Horrific and unforgettable."

--Lisa Mannetti, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Gentling Box and Deathwatch

A queasily beguiling blend of erotica and body horror, Sèphera Girón's Captured Souls pits a sexy female mad scientist with a literal fetish for fleshy modification against the self-set challenge of not just finding the perfect lover, but making one. Think Frankenstein in a bustier, with a cool, sleek, Cronenbergian edge. The result is an imaginative Grand Guignol freakout with porno flair, pumped full of dry black humor and nasty surprises, explicit in every way possible--overall, quite disgustingly entertaining.

-Gemma Files, The Hexslinger Series

Sèphera Girón knocks that stereotypical male sexual predator on his head. You won't find another book like this one out there. If you want lust, insanity and horror plaited together into one easy and fun-to-read diabolical story, Captured Souls is for you!

-Nancy Kilpatrick, Writer - Power of the Blood, Editor - Expiration Date

Praise for Weird Tales of Terror:

"This stuff is like Joyce Carol Oates as directed by David Cronenberg." - Hellnotes

"For early work this is well-crafted, potent material." - Horror World

Praise for Sèphera Girón's Work:

"If Poppy Z. Brite and Nancy Kilpatrick turn your cold blood to hot, then welcome Sephera Giron to the short list of dark mistresses of terror truly worthy of that title." - Stanley Wiater, Dark Dreamers

"A truly bizarre piece of fiction." F. Paul Wilson

"Giron at no time lets up on the horror quotient." - Fangoria

"Sephera Giron's tale of witch-craft and vampirism blends erotic romance and chills in equal measure, and is clearly a pre-emptive literary strike by a talented storyteller." - Michael Rowe

"This Mistress of the dark blends madness with black macabre to ride a syncopated edge. Sephera Giron rocks!" Nancy Kilpatrick, Power of the Blood Trilogy

"Giron deserves a place beside the top mistresses of the dark." - Hellnotes

"Giron is a remarkable new voice in the horror genre." Karen E. Taylor, Vampire Legacy Series

"House of Pain is horror at its best." - The Midwest Book Review

"A powerful and unflinching novel." - Peter Atkins, Wishmaster

"Giron's prose is smooth as silk, the pacing is dead on. I devoured this book in a single sitting." - Horror World

"House of Pain is a perfect - if far from safe - place to lose yourself on a stormy fall night." - Fangoria

"Genuinely Creepy." - Cemetery Dance

"House of Pain rocks with good old-fashioned creepiness."- Edo Van Belkom

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3.7 out of 5 stars
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Henry Wagner
3.0 out of 5 stars A bit uneven
Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2007
Despite her love for her husband Tony, newlywed Lydia Blackstone has some doubts about his plans for the future. Tony has bought land in the remote town where he was raised, planning to build a home and raise a family there. While less than thrilled about moving closer to her shrewish mother-in-law, Lydia nevertheless gets caught up in her husband's enthusiasm and sets her doubts aside.

Things seem to be working out until Tony reveals to the now pregnant Lydia that their dream house has been erected on the site of the former home of mass murderers Donald and Debbie Johnson, who, two decades previous, terrorized the area with their heinous activities. This revelation triggers a series of strange, violent dreams which torment Lydia. Even the day holds terror for her, as she begins to hear voices emanating from her basement. Struggling to understand, Lydia eventually uncovers the house's deeper secret, which causes her to doubt all she holds dear.

A modern Gothic with Lovecraftian overtones, House of Pain covers pretty familiar territory, evoking books like Salems' Lot, Rosemary's Baby, and The Ceremonies without adding much that is new. As such, it stands or falls on its writing, which for the most part is competent, if uninspiring. Detracting from the text are Giron's knowing winks at the audience (at one point, Lydia, chained to a wall, and fearing for her life, reflects, "What was it with gorgeous men being the purest of evil?" totally blowing the moment) and the brusque way she wraps things up, having one player step out of character to help her escape the corner she paints herself into. On the plus side, the book has some genuinely creepy moments, such as the opening sequence, that show what Giron is really capable of, when she's not merely going through the motions. A bit uneven, House of Pain is nevertheless a solid, if unoriginal, effort.
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Chuck Mengel
1.0 out of 5 stars If only no stars was an option...
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2008
HORRIBLE!!!
TERRIBLE!!!
A book about a 13 foot chicken monster who sucks the brains outa peoples skulls. COME ON! The worst book I have ever read.
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Derek S
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2004
I liked this book but then I like most of Sephera Giron's books and think they are a fun read. The book has some interesting concepts and some terrifying scenes in it that really disturbed me. I liked the ending of the book as well, it reminded of the excellent endings some of the books Ive read by Richard Laymon who I consider to be one of the best writers in the field. I dont know why people are giving her such bad reviews but I would definitely disagree with them but then again its a matter of personal taste so they're opinions are just as valid as what I have to say. Nuff said...
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Paula Beeze
5.0 out of 5 stars On the edge of my chair...
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2001
I finished this book... I read it in less than 24 hours, in between classes at school and breaks at work. I could not put it down between the description of the terrible nightmares of Lydia, the flashbacks of Tony and Buddy, and the real-time horrors happening in this book; I was literally on the edge of my seat. I have never been more frightened by a book before, have never had the temptation to just put it down and walk away... but this scared me. I only kept going because I HAD to know what happened in the end, no matter how many nightmares it gave me. It is told in such gruesomely horrific description that I could see it all, and I didn't want to. This is a great book for people that enjoy thrillers/horrors. This was my first book by Giron, but not my last.
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D. Hensley
2.0 out of 5 stars House of Pain
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2001
Very slow moving book. First 200 pages are mostly dreams and flashbacks. Writer has some talent but she must learn to pick up the pace.
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L. Maynard
3.0 out of 5 stars Not great, but not lousy
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2005
House of Pain started off with a bang, and didn't really fizzle so much as it just jumped the tracks and traveled somewhere else at the end. It starts out as a good old fashioned haunted house tale, every town in the U.S. has an old dilapitated house that all the kids in the neighborhood are convinced is haunted. Three young boys watch the destruction of just such a house and steal a brick from the demolition site. Bad move boys. It all comes back to torture them years later.

The story had me so hooked, I couldn't put it down to eat. I just wanted to push on to the end, but half way through it got stupid. The boys grew up and a house was built on the exact same site and evil came home to roost, along with some definite confusion.

The story had so much potential, and it was still an ok read, but if Ms Giron had just hit the mark, this could have been a huge hit. How some things took place and why were left a mystery, and I don't want to ruin it for you in case you love the book. I just feel too much was left out and not explained.

Is it worth reading? Yes. Could it have been better? Absolutely. Will I read another book by her? You bet.
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Sheila
1.0 out of 5 stars Really, really bad.
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2003
WARNING: CONTAINS PLOT SPOILERS.
This book looked great--I'm always up for an "evil house" book, cliched as they may be. However, as other reviewers here have pointed out, the cover image, plot summary, and even the title of this atrocity are misleading. The multiple grammatical and proofreading errors are annoying, but not nearly as dismal as the story itself. The plot ends with a cult, in an underground cave, summoning their goddess to receive her human sacrifices. The goddess has feathers and a beak...in my mind, a giant chicken. She sucks people's brains out of their heads, which apparently makes a popping noise and causes their skulls to deflate. Really. This sounds delightfully cheesy, but unfortunately it's not even laughable. Really, really painful.
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