And, that is what inspired this read, The Woman in Black by Susan Hill. I saw the previews for the movie, found out it was a book, and because of my obsession for Harry Potter decided I would really enjoy reading this book and then seeing the movie with Daniel Radcliffe.
But, I maybe actually give it 3.5 stars ish? This book really wasn't too wonderful or amazing or anything. It actually wasn't even that scary. But, I think I probably enjoyed it more just because of the mere fact of thinking of going to see the movie. But, don't get me wrong I did quite enjoy reading this British horror fiction novel as I tagged along with Arthur Kipps as he revisited Crythin Gifford, a small market town on the east coast of the United Kingdom, one last time in hopes to purge the last of his fears and haunted feelings by finally writing down his scary ghost story for the first time. From the very beginning, this book has a mysterious feel too it, and throughout my reading I kept wondering what amazingly scary thing I would discover/uncover. I waited, and waited, wondered and wondered what scary things awaited Arthur Kipps in the haunted house of Mrs. Drablow. But, nothing very scary, or all that crazy happened, yet, I could feel within the words of this book Arthur's fear rise along with I'm sure, his blood pressure, and the mood of the story continued to tense. But, I was still quite skeptical. The story was almost at its end and I still wasn't sure what Arthur Kipps was still so afraid of at the beginning of the story, after hearing about his ghostly experience from so many years before. And, then the ending happened. I was in complete shock and awe. I just simply couldn't believe the story could end this way. Although, I got exactly what I wanted and if I had gone through what poor Arthur Kipps had gone through I would be scared too.
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