Too many characters to keep track of, awkward dialogue, slow pacing. All kisses of death that made me put this down around seventy or so pages in.

Trigger warnings for sexual assault and a school shooting.I was looking forward to a fun B grade horror experience with this book and that’s mostly what I got. It’s almost Halloween and ‘Carnival of Fear’ is in town for one night only. Advertisements promise “Terror! Blood! Mayhem! Monsters, Ghouls, and Murderers! Experience the agony of the damned!” and “The World’s Most Terrifying Haunted Mansion! Enter At Your Own Risk!” They’re not lying!Several groups of high school students are amongst tho...

Loved it....but then, I wrote it!

I received a copy from the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Carnival of Fear happens in one night, it follows a bunch of teenage school kids through their worst fears after they all attend the same mysterious Halloween carnival, and if they don't succeed and overcome what they fear the most, the carnival could very well destroy the town, maybe even the world. Once in the carnival they all end up heading for the haunted castle attraction, gaining admittance just as the m

*I received a free copy of this book in return for an honest review*The Carnival has come to town and everyone is eager for a night of fear filled fun. The biggest queue is for the Castle of Horrors and once inside, the people must visit every room before they can exit. But behind each door, a very real terror awaits and only the strongest will survive.This was a brilliant horror story, one of my favourite ever in this genre. I like reading about these scary carnivals but this author manages to

For any small town a traveling carnival is a huge event. This traveling carnival is a little different because not everyone will survive this one. This carnival's Castle Of Horrors is the real deal. Aliens, zombies, vampires and werewolves. They're all here and waiting for the unsuspecting townspeople. When JD Cole and the other kids from the local high school entered the castle they thought it would be fun, instead they have to count on each other to survive. Carnival Of Fear by J.G. Faherty is...

Pick a fear, your worst fear. Is it vampires? Warewolves? Zombies? How about dealing with Hell? The Carnival of Fear has a fun house that promises to be the biggest and best scare you have ever had! Come on in...if you dare....A small New York town is abuzz with excitement this Halloween. A carnival has set up shop overnight and the citizens are ready for some Halloween thrills and chills. No one is immune to the pull of having the pants scared off of them on this holiday, it's a tradition...it'...

I was very disappointed with Carnival of Fear. I found at least one character description to be very disturbing. While the plot is sound I noticed more than a few times a word was left out of a sentence. I can not recommend Carnival of Fear.

1.5 stars Ugh, where do I even start. First lets talk about the good things. This book could have easily left out the carnival and the premise would have worked since 90% of it takes place in the carnival's haunted house attraction, but the set-up of the teens working their way through each of these themed rooms was fun and worked pretty well in it's execution. And despite not necessarily needing the Carnival theme, I did like the bits you got with the evil carnies. They were suitably gross and

This came like a very good surprise to me. I'm a big fan of horror, specially the kind that reminds of the films from the eighties, and this feels very much like what could be a nice horror movie.I won't say the premise is original because there's plenty of haunted fairs stories out there. But that doesn't mean I didn't like it; I did and much. It reminds me (sort of) Stephen King's "Needful things" because of the evil that arrives to town choosing a different place each time. We have some of th...

The concept behind Carnival of Fear is cool and innovative. A mysterious horror carnival arrives in an upstate New York town. Naturally the high school kids in town feel the need to check it out. Little do they know that all of their worst horrors are there to greet them. The cast of characters are fairly typical. You got your jocks, your stoners, your cheerleaders, your brainy, nerdy types, and then there is JD, the all American, all around good guy, and his girlfriend. Inside of the carnival i...

This book could have benefited from writer’s workshop feedback. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for a free copy of this ebook in exchange for an unbiased review.

Special thanks to Net Galley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately it was just "ok." I liked the story concept from the beginning and the ending was great, but everything in between was slow and a tad confusing. I couldn't keep the characters straight in my mind and then when they were going into the different rooms, and the book would jump from room to room, I was lost. I wanted to enjoy this more than I did but it just fell flat for me.

The carnival of fear by JG Faherty.The carnival is in town... What was supposed to be an evening of fun and laughter for JD Cole and the other students of Whitebridge High turns into a never-ending night of terror. Trapped inside the Castle of Horrors by the demonic Proprietor, good friends and bitter rivals must band together to make it through the maze of torturous attractions, where fictional monsters come to life, eager to feast on human flesh. Vampires, zombies, werewolves, and aliens lurk

It's Hallows Eve in a small farming town in New York. In the fog descends evil beyond your imagination in the form of a carnival. All of the townspeople learn about this carnival that's come to town in the middle of the night. The teenagers are ramped up and ready to go. Little do they know what they will encounter once they get there. The carnies in attendance all have red eyes and slithery tongues and are in need of their next meal. Once midnight comes and it's Halloween, all are trapped in th...

SLOW BUILD, SLIGHT PAYOFFIn looking into the author of this book, J.G. Faherty, I found that the book is a reissue of his first novel. That would explain a lot and make the flaws with the book understandable. As the book itself progresses it gets better. My feelings are that the same holds true for Mr. Faherty’s other novels. The story involves a carnival that appears every Halloween in a different town, populated by demons in search of souls and longing for the midnight hour when their powers g...

DescriptionWhat was supposed to be an evening of fun and laughter for JD Cole and the other students of Whitebridge High turns into a never-ending night of terror. Trapped inside the Castle of Horrors by the demonic Proprietor, good friends and bitter rivals must band together to make it through the maze of torturous attractions, where fictional monsters come to life, eager to feast on human flesh.Vampires, zombies werewolves, and aliens lurk around every corner as JD and his friends struggle fr...

I was sent a copy of this book in return for an honest and thorough review. While I'm on the subject, I would like to apologize for taking so long to finish. Sorry J.G.!It is a rare talent that can take a bunch of cliches, work his magic, and turn them into something original and uniquely high-quality. There were a few hiccups. For instance, there are three chapters in a row where different groups of major characters are all introduced to the supernatural in essentially the same way, and have pr...

After having read JG Faherty's Ghosts Of Coronado Bay, I was admittedly a bit worried how I would like this book as I really disliked the former. This horror novel could be best described as heavily influenced by Waxwork - the 1988 movie, not the one with Paris Hilton - and a touch of the goriness of Final Destination. It's a sort of B-movie type of book with stereotypical yet well written teen characters who try to escape from the Haunted House in a carnival from Hell (literally). Full of suspe...