I just want to curl up inside her skull and exist for a while in its dark, twisted magnificence. With its abundant jump scares, horror readers and fans of the TV show American Horror Story will delight in the fast-paced plot., 'Madeleine Roux's Asylum takes the fondest dream of our collective nerdy childhood and handily turns it into the scariest collective nightmare.' - Tor.com, 'Days after reading Asylum, I'm still haunted by the images that Madeleine Roux's words conjured. A good choice for readers who enjoy books with scary situations that lead to a solid climax., The plentiful illustrations both advance the story line and immeasurably contribute to the spooky atmosphere.

Brilliant!, Illustrations used in this book are from actual asylums, and the author builds the tension nicely as Dan receives what may be messages from an inmate. Roux (aided by unsettling photo illustrations of abandoned asylums and tormented patients) creates an entertaining and occasionally brutal horror story that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma and terror on a place., Days after reading Asylum, I'm still haunted by the images that Madeleine Roux's words conjured. Don't miss Madeleine Roux's all-new shivery fantasy series, House of Furies.Ī strong YA debut. Because Brookline was no ordinary mental hospital, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried. secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. As Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on here. Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm-formerly a psychiatric hospital. For sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime.

Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called 'a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place.' Featuring found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.

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