Book review -The Gorge by Jason
McPherson
One of my favourite things about The Gorge is the setting.
What an epic location for a creepy story involving dark voices, a charismatic
cult leader and the ghosts of a long dead Indian tribe. The vast wilderness of
The Blue Ridge mountains, expertly described by the author, lends itself to a
wild, creepy story, both violent and scary in equal measure, but never
predictable.
Nathan Mires is comfortable in and knows the mountains well,
it is the obvious place to flee when voices in his head cause him to go on a
murderous rampage, but the voices know the mountains very well too and tighten
their grip on him, using him as a physical force to defend their sacred grounds
against any they deem as unwanted intruders. Nathan is powerless against them
and succumbs to their will, killing more. The story could have followed a
predictable path here, with a background of Native American spirits in a wild
and lonely environment, but new storylines and layers are added to an already
thrilling creepfest. A pastor with a devoted following stirs up trouble in the
local town, setting his flock on a collision course with Mires and a far darker
evil than even a cult leader with a god complex can comprehend.
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