The Watchers
a spine-chilling Gothic horror novel now adapted into a major motion picture
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4.1 • 142 Ratings
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Now a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE produced by M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN and starring DAKOTA FANNING.
You can't see them. But they can see you.
This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams.
Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the Watchers come above ground. These creatures emerge to observe their captive humans and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn't reach the bunker in time.
Afraid and trapped among strangers, Mina is desperate for answers. Who are the Watchers, and why are they keeping the humans imprisoned, keen to watch their every move?
The nightmare is only just beginning… A spine-chilling debut horror adventure set in the remote and sinister forests of Ireland, from critically acclaimed Irish writer A.M. Shine.
'A dark, claustrophobic read' T. Kingfisher
'Readers get an intimate glimpse into the fraying edges of each character's psyches, the constant hunger, the paranoia, the loss of hope, and far worse... The Watchers will appeal to fans of Kealan Patrick Burke, Josh Malerman, and Scott Smith' A.E. Siraki, Booklist
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
When a struggling artist takes an easy side hustle making deliveries, she’s hardly thinking about monsters in an Irish forest—that is, until she has to. In A.M. Shine’s gothic horror story, when Mina’s car breaks down on the edge of the Galway woods and a disembodied voice screams at her, that’s all it takes for her to get caught up with three strangers in a terrorizing spiral with no escape in sight. Imprisoned in a claustrophobic concrete bunker, they can’t see the nocturnal monsters who are stalking their hiding place. But Mina and the others can hear their bloodcurdling shrieks, becoming more desperate, hopeless, and paranoid night after horrifying night. Rooted in Irish culture and mythology, this is a story that reels you in, scaring you over and over until its chilling, twisty end.
Customer Reviews
Good story, bad dialogue
The story is pretty good until you get to the end. The end isn’t bad, just predictable and flat for a cliffhanger. Take out the ending, and it’s ready for the big screen. The main issue is the dialogue. The way these people talk to each other seems so contrived. At times I can read through it, but other times I’m left wondering if they’re all people or things pretending to be people. Also, can we have a conversation people who think that everything is out to get them? There’s not an intimate object in this book that isn’t actively trying to kill Mina and the gang. Also, we need a better name than yellow one or golden one.
But the story is nice and simple. The twist is satisfying. Good bye.
Horrible!
Seriously, it’s perfect that M. Night’s daughter is directing the film version of this, because this book has all the shallow hallmarks of his recent fare, including the most eye-rolling ending. And if I ever have to read the term “the yellow one” again, I’ll go mad.
It’s not worth it. I’m deleting it from my library so I don’t have to remember it. Skip!!