Yet she “could not fall in love” with another man. Even her personal life is complicated: Her husband “was a good lover, but she had never wanted to tear his clothes off with her teeth.” In fact, the first spouses are quietly drifting apart. James Moore, who thinks there’s no point in having nukes if you won’t use them. And domestically, Green faces “blowhard” wannabe president Sen. They fear the peninsula’s reunification, “a euphemism for takeover by the capitalist West.” The Chinese believe America and Europe want to destroy China “and would stop at nothing," so the last thing they need is a bordering nation with West-leaning sympathies. But that’s secondary to the real problem: Rebels in North Korea try to overthrow the Communist dynasty and reunite the North and South, which scares the bejesus out of China. China spends billions in Africa to extend its global influence, while North African countries like Chad are beset by criminals and terrorists. Republican President Pauline Green is trying to steer the United States through a dangerous world. Mari, Sammy, and her mother are Black Alec and Piper are White.īegs to be finished in one sitting, though maybe with the lights kept on.Ī complex, scary thriller that feels too plausible for comfort. Jackson conjures horrors both supernatural and otherwise in a masterful juxtaposition of searing social commentary and genuinely creepy haunts, as well as providing an authentic portrayal of tensions within a blended family. As Mari unravels the mysteries around her, she must try to avoid relapsing into bad habits contain her dizzying, trauma-born phobia of bedbugs and avoid the wrath of entities who wish her harm. However, certain things ring alarm bells: a basement they’re instructed never to enter, construction workers who refuse to stay in the house past the afternoon, and the stories circulating around the neighborhood about what happened there. She’s relocating with brother Sammy, stepsister Piper, stepfather Alec, and her mother, whose acceptance into a 3-year artist residency lets them stay rent-free in a new house that looks perfect on the outside.
Anxiety-ridden Mari, recovering from substance abuse, tries to start anew when her family leaves California and moves into a newly renovated home in the Midwestern town of Cedarville. Jackson, who penned thrillers Allegedly (2017) and Monday’s Not Coming (2018), proves that her skills in suspense carry over to the horror genre. A family already at odds tries to survive the whims of a haunted house.
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