UNSPEAKABLE Reviews

This is a rare story that encompasses numerous genres.  It is an intense emotional tale of pain, abuse and survival of a young child who uses his imagination to escape a terrible reality.  Intertwined within that story are beautiful elements of romance and riveting adventure and all of this is spiced with a supernatural flavor and told in a lyrical prose that will have you in tears one moment and laughing the next.  This book will stimulate emotions you didn’t know you had and touch your heart and give you hope for the future.  You will be haunted by demons and startled by angels and believe in magic and be uplifted by the power of love.  It is an amazing tale that remains with you in the most gratifying way.

Barbara

This is a mesmerizing and poetic tale of horror, dark suspense, quiet humor and lingering hope.  PW Houston has written a compelling book filled with nail-biting adventure and complex characters told with such sensual prose that you can’t help but be moved.  Do yourself a favor and read this book.  You will never forget it.

Kevin Erickson

PW Houston uses words magnificently to paint the very dark, horrific world of young Matt Steadman, whom the reader first meets at the age of six living in Tulsa, Oklahoma circa 1964.  This dark supernatural thriller, written in the style of an autobiography, will leave you terrorized, breathless, tearful, laughing, chilled to the bone…and thinking.  That, I promise you.

A long and difficult, dark read, to be sure, but every word is necessary to tell this story of evil, redemption, self-discovery and survival.  The story is filled with riveting secondary characters and their stories are clearly as important—missing any one of them, and this tale wouldn’t be the same—and, page by page, you will find yourself rooting for or cursing them, as deserved.

From absolutely gut wrenching horror to laughter to unexpected bliss to unspeakable sadness to shocking anger and evil, your emotions will play out in this evocative read.  This story, I predict, will never leave you.  Ever.  My hope is that you will read it, absorb it, and share the path of the young hero—as if you might have walked that same path in another place and time.  After devouring every word, I predict you will never look quite the same at the world around you.  As you will learn from the very first page, monsters and demons and angels come in many forms, and you will cheer Matthew for returning to his nightmare and sharing his story with us all.

Janet Wellington, Author

In Unspeakable, an odd cast of characters come together to battle an evil that threatens to alter the destiny of humankind. An enthralling tale of abuse and romance and adventure written in lyrical, sensual prose. It was mesmerizing and poetic and there were times when I reread a page or two out loud just to hear the words. With time and exposure, this author will become widely known.

Benjamin Aycock

Dark yet illuminating! I couldn’t put it down. The character development is excellent. The story is, in part, a reflection of the seedy underbelly of American culture that haunts us to this day. We all need heroes and angels to come to our rescue at some point in our lives.

BJ Martin

This isn’t my usual genre, but my sister suggested the read and the Prologue drew me in. The situations felt real and the characters are alive. (I didn’t know it was fiction at first.) This is much more than a horror story, it is thought provoking and inspirational. It’s been a very long time since I carried a book around with me, reading as I made coffee and did my household tasks one-handed. I’m not sure how you’re going to follow this one, PW, but I certainly hope you do and soon. You handled some delicate subjects and tender situations masterfully. You made me ponder quantum physics as I haven’t since “What the Bleep” and in the end, you made me want to be a better person. Thank you.

Kate Rake Williams