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Helltown (3) (World's Scariest Places) Hardcover – June 1, 2015

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Since the 1980s there have been numerous reports of occult activity and other possibly supernatural phenomenon within certain villages and townships of Summit County, Ohio - an area collectively known as Helltown.

When a group of out-out-town friends investigating the legends are driven off the road by a mysterious hearse, their night of cheap thrills turns to chills as they begin to die one by one.

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272 pages
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Ghillinnein Books
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June 1, 2015
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6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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1988091020
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978-1988091020
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Winner, "Reader Views Literary Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2018-2019, for "Mountain of the Dead."
Finalist, "Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2017,for "The Mailman."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2017, for "The Mailman."
Winner, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award Gold Medal, 2016, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novel Award, 2017, for "Island of the Dolls."
Finalist, "The Skoutz Award" German Horror Award, 2017, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist,"Aurealis Award for Excellence in Speculative Fiction" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Finalist, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2016, for "Box of Bones."
Winner, "Crime Writers of Canada" Arthur Ellis Award/The Lou Allen Memorial Award, 2016,for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2015, for "The Catacombs."
Winner, "IPPY(Independent Publisher Book Awards)" Bronze Medal/Horror, 2016, for "The Catacombs."
Finalist, "Next Generation Indie Book Awards" Horror Novella Award, 2016, for "Black Canyon."
Winner, "Reader Views Literary Award" Global Award, 2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Honorable Mention, "Reader Views Literary Award" Mystery/Thriller/Suspense/Horror Award,2014-2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Goodreads Choice Awards" 2015, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist," Australian Horror Writers Association" Shadows Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Horror Book of the Year Award, 2014, for "Suicide Forest."
Finalist, "Foreword INDIES" Thriller & Suspense Book of the Year Award,2012, for "White Lies."

The World's Scariest Places Series:

Suicide Forest - The bad news is they're lost. There is no good news.
The Catacombs - As close to hell as you're likely ever going to get.
Helltown - The luckiest die first and fast. The others, well...
Island of the Dolls - Come and see the dolls, but don't expect to leave alive.
Mountain of the Dead - Freezing to death is the least of their worries.
Hotel Chelsea - The most haunted hotel in America.

The World's ScariestLegends Series:

Mosquito Man - Are you afraid of the dark? You should be.
The Sleep Experiment - You'll never think about sleep the same way again.
The Man from Taured - Where did he come from? Where will he go?
Merfolk - Deep below the blue surface a terrifying world awaits.

The New AmericaSeries: *

New America: Utopia Calling - A brave new world.

Stand-alone Novels:

White Lies - You never know where a lie may lead...
The Taste of Fear - In the jungle, no one can hear you scream.

Short Novels:

Black Canyon - The new face of evil.
Run - You can run but you can't hide.
Rewind - Nothing is what it seems.
Neighbors - You never know what kind of psycho may be living next door.
Six Bullets - When there's no reason left to live, what would you do with your last six bullets?
Box of Bones - Time is running out.
The Mailman - Be careful what you wish for.
Re-Roll - Life can be a bitch.

Collections:

Dark Hearts - Four critically acclaimed short novels.
Bad People - Four critically acclaimed short novels.
The Midnight Book Club - An eight-book collection of critically acclaimed and award-winning short novels.

Box Sets:

World's Scariest Places: Volume One - This omnibus edition includes books one and two in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.
World's Scariest Places: Volume Two - This omnibus edition includes books three and four in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.
World's Scariest Places: Volume Three - This omnibus edition includes books five and six in the bestselling World's Scariest Places series.
World's Scariest Legends: Volume One - This omnibus edition includes books one and two in the bestselling World's Scariest Legends series.
World's Scariest Legends: Volume Two - This omnibus edition includes books three and four in the bestselling World's Scariest Legends series.

*The New America Series is comprised of short episodes intended for Kindle Unlimited customers who can read the episodes for free.

About the Author

USA TODAY and #1 AMAZON overall bestselling author Jeremy Bates has published more than twenty novels and novellas, which have been translated into several languages, optioned for film and TV, and downloaded more than one million times. Midwest Book Review compares his work to "Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art." He has won both an Australian Shadows Award and a Canadian Arthur Ellis Award. He was also a finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards, the only major book awards decided by readers. The novels in the "World's Scariest Places" series are set in real locations and include Suicide Forest in Japan, The Catacombs in Paris, Helltown in Ohio, Island of the Dolls in Mexico, Mountain of the Dead in Russia, and Hotel Chelsea in New York City. The novels in the "World's Scariest Legends" series are based on real legends and include Mosquito Man, The Sleep Experiment, and The Man From Taured. You can check out any of these places or legends on the web. Also, visit JEREMYBATESBOOKS.COM to receive Black Canyon, winner of Crime Writers of Canada The Lou Allin Memorial Award.

Product details

Publisher : Ghillinnein Books (June 1, 2015)
Language : English
Hardcover : 272 pages
ISBN-10 : 1988091020
ISBN-13 : 978-1988091020
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,203,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #8,509 in Occult Fiction
- #54,012 in Suspense Thrillers

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Kay

Keep it up...I want more Scariest Places

Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2015

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I enjoyed this tale just as much as the others in this series. This one is a little more violent and deranged than Suicide Forrest and Catacombs. I personally enjoy those types of horror stories. The darker, violent, and depraved the better. This was not that bad on those levels, even a mildly horror enthusiast would enjoy it. I appreciate that each book is a stand alone and has nothing to do with each other. My favorite so far is Suicide Forrest. I think it is important and says a lot when an author can write in a series and not force you to purchase additional books just to get to an ending. Their writing and story telling alone should be enough to encourage additional purchases. That being said, I have read most of Mr. Bates' books and will continue to do so.

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Catherine R

Struggled to finish

Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018

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I chose to read this book because I love the author Stephen King. This book was listed as being as good as one of King’s stories. The book started out slow and did not catch my interest. I closed this book multiple times but decided I would try to finish it hoping it would get better.

The author bounced throughout this book. There would be an interesting chapter but the next would focus on a character and their background. Later in the book he introduced more characters that threw me off. I couldn’t understand why they were added or their purpose until I moved further into the final chapters. The ending shared nothing of what happened to the character named “Beetle” or the co-character introduced around the same time. Instead, the ending went to an entirely different scene.

I will try reading more books by this author in hopes they turn out differently than “Helltown” had.

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Just wasn't for me

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2018

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I began with Suicide Forest which I loved, then The Catacombs, which wasn't as good, then this one, Helltown. Really? A lot of stupid people, doing stupid things. Take the seven people going to the covered bridge in Halloween, even though they're grown adults going in to the woods on an Autumn evening, the West costumes and the women wear heels??? What about the red necks, hanging out with a doctor, really? They practice black masses together, raping and killing and worshiping satan. Ok. The doctor and his red neck brothers all went to a private school, growing into Satanists and one is a fully educated doctor while the others are retarded rednecks. BTW, the authors words, not mine. It was a silly book, not much made sense, and it was a disappointment.

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Bryan J

Don't waste your time

Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017

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I couldn't finish. Not because of violence like some other reviewers, but because this is poorly written and some parts just don't make sense. This author would benefit from a good editor.
A kid's head crushed by a radiator falling over? Skull fracture, maybe, but not a B movie head pulping. I quit where the character who is an RN reflects on giving handjobs to make nursing school money instead of even once assessing her friends who were involved in a rollover car accident. Maybe that character should go back to giving handies. Maybe the author should, too. Certainly can't write. It doesn't help the flow of this book when these All-Americans think and speak like Londoners. Not many Americans would use the word "bloody" as a curse word. Also, we reflect fondly on eighth and eleventh grade, not Grade 8 and Grade 11. There are many more even in the fraction of the book I read.

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Joy Steinmiller

Whoa!

Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2016

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Fast paced, and spooky, made even more so because the location of this "Worlds Scariest Places" is just about three and a half hours from me. I told my husband we have to go check the place out, just only during the day and not on Halloween
I couldn't give full stars because of numerous typos, didn't want to take a full star away but there's no way to no half stars.
Not sure the epilogue was warranted, especially since it didn't really cover the characters we just read about. Would've been nice to know what happened with Cleavon, Beetle, Cherry and Greta.

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Sage

Another entertaining read in this series

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2018

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This story was entertaining. If you are a Bates fan and reading the series, you know he has specific characters in each book. Instead of giving a bad review saying he has the same characters, just be open to each variation he has on this team of characters.
This story was fun because it was unlike the others in this series thus far.
The only thing I struggled with was that I felt the story was very scattered and I had a hard time keeping up. There were a lot of characters in this book and the story was told from several POV’s.
If you’re a Bates fan and reading the series and not complaining about his “constant character types”, read this book. It’s funny in spots and although sometimes (in my case) confusing, it was a different take on a “haunted” place.
*** Fans of the movies The Devils Rejects & Texas Chain Saw will really enjoy this read.
Also the ending does leave a lot of open ends but this doesn’t bother me as many scary stories often do not address every single detail. Some questions are better left to interpretation from your own imagination.

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Diana D

Chilling

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015

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I had never read a Jeremy Bates novel until I read Helltown. I found it rivaling some of Stephen King's and Dean Koontz's early works---high praise indeed. I found it chilling and very believable, something which many horror novels are not. I will be buying more of Bates's works for sure !

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Gunlord

No supernatural stuff, but a lot of action

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2020

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Not much to say about the plot, the quotes from 80s horror movies tell you what to expect. A bunch of dumb young folks drive into a town supposedly haunted by Satanists and find out the hard way it really is, and most of 'em die in bloody ways as they attempt to avoid being sacrificed. The action and blood was worth it, kept me entertained, but there were some minor errors here and there (Reagan was spelled as Regan, for instance) and I thought the ending (and the appearance of the random tough guy who sort of saved the day...well, night) was kinda abrupt. Meh, I've read worse, so 3 stars it is.

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Caroline Broderick

Gutted I didn't enjoy it more

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 12, 2016

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I'm a very very big fan of Jeremy Bates, particularly the previous two "World's Scariest Places" novels he has written so this book was a bit of a disappointment to me. I think this differs from his usual writing style - a big build up of the characters, spooky descriptions of real life places that make you feel like you're there with the characters, etc. - in that it just starts off all guns blazing allowing no time to get to know the characters and really care about what they were going through. I honestly felt like I knew the 'baddies' more than the 'goodies' and were more interested in them than the poor innocent bland characters that were being killed in various barbaric ways.

The writing is still good, the description (when there) does paint a vivid picture but as a World's Scariest Place book, I just think it really lacks the build up and suspense I have come to expect to make it a really great, creepy, factual, page turning horror. If you're a fan of gore this is definitely a good read and overall I wish I could give it a few more stars as I have done for the others.

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Ms. A. Traczykowski

Chilling thriller.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 18, 2017

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A group of students go away on a weekend trip looking for adventure. It is Halloween and they are going to place called "Helltown" It has a long history of hauntings, murder, devil worship and much more. They get more than they bargained for and encounter devil worshipers, giant killer snakes, backwoods morons in a weekend that will see only
two of them survive!
This story has you on the edge of your seat, and wanting more. Brilliant.

lisa oreilly

A must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 6, 2020

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Absolutely loved the film quotes on the chapters great characters story creepy and thrilling laugh out loud moments too only the second book I've read from this author and I have to say enjoyed both please buy and read for yourself you won't be disappointed .

SonicQuack

So-so horror.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2017

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Fairly standard horror fare, neither tense nor particularly horrific, however there is a decent start and the promise of satanic involvement will keep you turning pages. Very reminiscent of Richard Laymon in it's simplicity and focus on murderous characters. The final third is rather disappointing with a cop-out conclusion.

Non-specific spoiler below, in regards to the genre of this book:

Certainly horror, not supernatural, so don't be mislead by the marketing

Keith

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 19, 2017

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Great fun to read. Some ridiculous larger than life characters. You know how the story goes - same as any lost in the wilderness stories and this one doesn't disappoint. Probably the best of this author's books that I have read so far. It's fun, it's not serious (apologies - was it supposed to be?) and the action continues throughout.

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