House of Pigs

2013 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist, Horror. Christopher Ritchie shows hes a skilful writer, with his The ordinary a 2015 IndieFab Awards SILVER WINNER.A world where nothing is as it seems.SURREY LIFE magazine: This brain-twister of a novel, by horror author Christopher Ritchie, has won plenty of acclaim and deservedly so as he takes the reader on a frightening, disturbing journey that tests the imagination, pushing it beyond the limits of normal.When officer Joe Gullidge is sent on a routine police call, the situation rapidly descends into a sequence of horrifically unsettling events that eat into the very depths of his soul. As Gully is dragged into a reluctant search for the truth, his conscious mind struggles to separate reality from the suggestion of a parallel world. Is Gullys journey a metaphor for the deeper reality of an inescapable past - or is the explanation more straightforward than it initially appears?House of Pigs doesnt fall into the easy read category given the complexity of its ideas and multiple layers of interpretation - but these are strengths not weaknesses. This is a grippingly surreal novel with an edgy narrative and visual touches reminiscent of Stephen Kings The Shining.Horror Novel Reviews: Needs to be read to even begin to grasp Ritchie's vision. His alternate worlds may throw you for an entertaining loop.Rebbie Reviews: will horrify you with some really gritty and gory events I love the imagery and the pace.