Empty Hallways

Name: Empty Hallways
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ISBN: 9781490527475

✍️ Bailey Kay Lockwood

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🏛 Createspace Independent Publishing Platform 📅 2013 📖 324 pages 🌐 English 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781490527475

📝 Description: Empty Hallways

David Hartlet is a troubled man. His demons are many and his option few. His only hope appears to lie in the care of the skeptical Dr. Schraeder. Schraeder, a scientist and psychologist with a lengthy history of caring for the mentally ill, believed David to be making more of his troubles than are actually there. What Dr. Schraeder, and even David himself, cannot know is that David's troubles are far beyond his own scope. Many years before David's visit to St. Marguerite's Hospital, tragedy struck and left a mark upon the hospital that no amount of time could heal. That mark, deep and scarred over, was ripped open again by David's own tormented heart. David and the rest of the denizens of St. Marguerite's have found themselves face to face with the ugly spirit of the hospital, alive and aching for a revenge it believes it is owed. Can David and Dr. Schraeder find a way to stop the spirit? Or will they be forced to relive the dark secret of St. Marguerite's firsthand?

💎 Our verdict on Empty Hallways

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Horror Reads editorial team

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The book effectively leverages the setting of St. Marguerite's Hospital to create an atmosphere of claustrophobic dread. By positioning David Hartlet as both victim and catalyst, the narrative intertwines psychological instability with supernatural retribution in a satisfying manner. The dynamic between the skeptical Dr. Schraeder and the tormented patient provides a strong foundation for escalating tension. It suits readers who prefer traditional ghost stories over modern abstract horror, offering clear stakes and a tangible threat. While the premise relies on familiar tropes of haunted institutions, the focus on the scarred history of the facility adds depth to the spectral antagonist. The pacing appears designed to slowly reveal the dark secret, ensuring that the horror feels earned rather than arbitrary for its target audience.

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4.4

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Horror Reads editorial team

The book effectively leverages the setting of St. Marguerite's Hospital to create an atmosphere of claustrophobic dread. By positioning David Hartlet as both victim and catalyst, the narrative intertwines psychological instability with supernatural retribution in a satisfying manner. The dynamic between the skeptical Dr. Schraeder and the tormented patient provides a strong foundation for escalating tension. It suits readers who prefer traditional ghost stories over modern abstract horror, offering clear stakes and a tangible threat. While the premise relies on familiar tropes of haunted institutions, the focus on the scarred history of the facility adds depth to the spectral antagonist. The pacing appears designed to slowly reveal the dark secret, ensuring that the horror feels earned rather than arbitrary for its target audience.