Rating: 6.5 out of 10
I enjoyed Gord Rollo's latest title 'Valley of the Scarecrow'. I've always been fascinated with scarecrows being a supernatural creature. Joshua Miller brought great pride to menacing scarecrow legends.
The book can easily be summarized as a group of friends decide to go treasure hunting when the lead, Kelly Tucker, hears about the legend of Joshua Miller and Miller's Grove. Miller's Grove was an old town that became abandoned after the town lynched mobbed the Reverend Joshua Miller for making unholy deals.
There is an interesting soap opera dynamic between the characters Kelly and Dan. They had recently broken up, but decide to make another go at the relationship. A small triangle forms when their mutual friend, Pat, brings along a stock character named Kim. This love triangle is what fuels the plot until the Reverend is able to dismount from the altar of the abandoned church in which he was crucified.
I am familiar with Rollo's work and this book pretty much lives up to his previous titles. He writes stories that can be described as 'B' horror movies. I'm a big fan of these types of movies and anyone who is a fan of these types of movies should become familiar with this author. He does not write anything ground-breaking, but Rollo's work are fun reads to get you through a night or two. I will continue to follow his work and more than likely see one of his novels adapted for a movie on Chiller or Syfy.
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