A Review of Dan McDowell's              Oak Hollow, A Nightmare In Riverton

After reading Dan McDowell’s first paranormal thriller, Level Zero, I couldn’t wait to get a copy of his new book, Oak Hollow, A Nightmare In Riverton. So, I arranged to do a beta read and I’m glad I did. Oak Hollow picks up where Level Zero left off, kinda’. While the two books can easily be read as stand-alone novels, there is some cross-over that will be more completely understood if a reader reads Level Zero first. But there is more than enough explanation to cover the gaps.

In Oak Hollow, the classic old hotel has been renovated and reopened. Everything is brand new…except for some of the spooky, under-the-radar events. The old demons are still there. Enter a new night shift clerk, Nancy, one of the original victims from Level Zero and we have a story. I especially liked the ending(S). Like the move Poltergeist, the ending(S) brings the whole story together.

If one likes a good horror story, McDowell does  lunatic-thinking-demon-possessed-bat-crazy characters so well that I rather wondered if it was all just a story. Decide for yourself when you read Oak Hollow. I highly recommend Oak Hollow as a daytime read (you might not want to read it at night and certainly not in your basement). Five stars for an excellent emerging storyteller and for Oak Hollow, A Nightmare In Riverton. Jeff Bailey, author of the conspiracy thriller Not On My Watch.