Longtime residents of the coastal town of Harper’s Cove believe that something is wrong with the Widow’s Point Lighthouse. Some say it’s cursed. Others claim it’s haunted. During its construction in 1838, three workers were killed, including one who mysteriously plunged to his death from the catwalk. That tragic accident was never explained, and it was just the beginning of the terror. In the decades that followed, nearly two dozen additional deaths occurred in or around the lighthouse, including cold-blooded murder, suicide, unexplained accidents and disappearances, the slaughter of an entire family, and the inexplicable death of a Hollywood starlet who was filming a movie on the grounds.
The lighthouse was finally shuttered tight in 1988 and a security fence was erected around the property. No one has been inside since. Until now.
Told across two harrowing incidents from 2017 and 2025, those who enter the Widow’s Point Lighthouse searching for supernatural proof and the next big thing find themselves cut off from the outside world. And although no one has recently stepped foot inside the structure, they are not alone.
In this remarkable collaboration, father-and-son writing team Richard and W.H. Chizmar combine forces to tell a terrifying ghost story that will make you think twice about what’s waiting for you in the dark.
When I heard this was a combo of a haunted house (lighthouse) story and mixed media I was immediately adding it to my TBR. Immediately upon starting it I started feeling like it was a combination of Rose Red and Episode Thirteen (both things I enjoyed) so it was a good time. In it we get two timelines of events that happened in the lighthouse, with both of them also revealing the past of the lighthouse and the land it sits on. The atmosphere is on point and there’s instantly the feeling of watching a paranormal show unfold (and one character in the 2nd timeline was unfortunately just like a certain paranormal investigator). There’s a good balance of likeable and unlikeable characters and the story definitely moves at a fast pace. There were some elements where I wish things had gone a little farther, especially regarding the actual source of the haunting. It’s not a bad thing for a book to leave you wanting more from it, that’s a good indication that you enjoyed it – but I still wished it went just a little farther.
Happy reading!
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