Would you dare to go hunting for ghosts inside a deserted mental institution?
Somebody Save Me, the prequel to The Eidolon Tempest, hasn’t yet been published, but The Eidolon Tempest can be read and enjoyed even if you haven’t read Somebody Save Me. Reading the prequel did help me to better understand why such horrible things were happening at Shenandoah Lodge, so I thank the author for allowing me to read it.
In Someone Save Me, a young girl who attempts to commit suicide by overdosing is sent to an asylum. Shenandoah Lodge is the second hospital she has been sent to because the staff at the first one said they could no longer be of any help to her. She found Shenandoah Lodge to be her worst nightmare. It wasn’t overflowing with patients when she arrived, but some of the staff were sadistic and enjoyed mistreating the patients. Anything from sexual perversion and abuse to scalding them during hydrotherapy to just plain being mean to them occurred on pretty much a daily basis.
In The Eidolon Tempest, Shenandoah Lodge has been shut down for several years. The story opens when a couple of young boys venture into a now deserted mental institution and encounter a ghost. They weren’t really sure of the existence of ghosts before, but this encounter convinces them that they are real. Inspired by this encounter, they become ghost hunters. Along with a girl, they form a ghost hunting company. Eventually they are hired to investigate the now deserted Shenandoah Lodge by its new owner because she wants to turn it into a haunted house. There have been some powerful disturbances there that must be looked into before this is allowed to happen.
Mr. Lewis is a good storyteller. Each book was interesting, and it only took me a few days to finish each one. The stories really appealed to me because they took place in mental institutions both when they were running and afterward when they were deserted. These places are described in great detail; the details are so specific that one would think the author had actually been in Shenandoah Lodge and witnessed these events taking place.
Were they scary? Did they give me chills? Not even books by horror authors such as Stephen King or Michael Bray scare me, so no, they didn’t scare me. I can see where they would scare many though. The things that happened in the hospital while it was still running were horrific and not pleasant to think about. Reading about them didn’t give me nightmares, but I sure don’t want to experience any of them either.
Ghosts of children scare many. Clowns scare even more. How about the ghost of an evil clown that is connected with the spirits of children who have been tortured and murdered? Of course, I think that it would be creepy anytime a ghost appears. If you are easily scared or upset, I’m sure these would leave you a bit unsettled. If you have coulrophobia, then these parts of The Eidolon Tempest will probably keep you awake at night. If you enjoy being spooked, you will enjoy these books. If it is really hard for any author to scare you with a story, then these probably won’t scare you, but you should enjoy the story that is being told.
I was sent a copy of both of these books in exchange for an honest review. Right now, it is impossible for you to read the first book, but if you message the author and ask him to publish it, maybe he will. If you would like to purchase a copy of The Eidolon Tempest, I have provided an Amazon link below.
Amazon Link: The Eidolon Tempest
Recommended Article: The Story Behind Someone Save Me & The Eidolon Tempest – Guest Post by Jason Lewis
Favorite Sentence:
From Someone Save Me: It seemed like there were residents there that had problems with everything under the sun, and it began to come clear that Shenandoah Lodge was a dumping ground for people with some kind of disability that normal people not only didn’t want to deal with on their own but kept hidden from society as a dirty little secret.
About the Author:
While he was in middle school, Jason Lewis began writing short stories. This gave him a passion for writing, so he took creative writing classes in high school. Fascinated by the classics he read that transported him to places around the world, the desire in him grew to take people places with his writing. He wrote his first full-length novel when he was 20, and he has been writing ever since.
