Old Country, Matt Query
Old Country, Matt Query
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Old Country

Author: Matt Query, Harrison Query

Narrator: Juliette Goglia, Kiff VandenHeuvel

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/26/2022


Synopsis

In this terrifyingly twisted thriller, a young couple discovers the horror held within their newly purchased dream house.
 
It’s the house of their dreams. Former marine Harry and his wife, Sasha, have packed up their life and their golden retriever, Dash, and fled the corporate rat race to live off the land in rural Idaho. Their breathtaking new home sits on more than forty acres of meadow, aspen trees, and pine forest in the Teton Valley. Even if their friends and family think it’s a strange choice for an up-and-coming pair of urban professionals, Harry and Sasha couldn’t be happier about the future they’re building, all by their lonesome.

That is, until their nearest neighbors, Dan and Lucy Steiner, come bearing more than housewarming gifts. Dan and Lucy warn Harry and Sasha of a malevolent spirit that lives in the valley, one that with every season will haunt them in fresh, ever-more-diabolical ways. At first, it seems like an old wives’ tale. But when spring arrives, so does the first evil manifestation, challenging everything Harry and Sasha thought they knew about the world.

As each season passes, the spirit grows stronger, the land more sinister, and each encounter more dangerous. Will Harry and Sasha learn the true meaning of a forever home before it’s too late? Haunting and bone-chilling, Old Country is a spellbinding debut in the horror genre.

About Matt Query

Matt Query, born and raised in Boulder, Colorado, is a wildland firefighter and a litigator who focuses on legal issues related to water rights, natural resources, public lands, and fish and wildlife management. He and his brother are the authors Old Country and Wilderness Reform.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on December 04, 2022

Shivering, screaming, absolutely being scared the living daylights out of me as my entire little hairs just stood up: that’s how I felt after reading this thrilling, wild, intense novel! I cannot shut my mouth! I think I hurt my vocal cords! I cannot stop screaming! This book is everything a horror......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 13, 2022

A young couple, Harry and Sasha, and their dog, Dash, move from a bustling city to open land in rural Idaho. They have found their dream home, and are in the works of fixing it up when they find out there’s a curse on the land. Each season, an evil spirit will haunt the couple. The haunting changes......more

Creepy creepy fun. This definitely gave me some late night keep my toes under the blanket vibes. It felt like it fell a bit short though. Like pieces were missing or just kind of scattered and forgotten. If you can stay focused this is a good spooky read. If you are one who is easily irritated by pl......more

Goodreads review by Natalia Luna on February 08, 2023

Original y por momentos bastante espeluznante. La pareja protagonista se muda a un rancho en las montañas. Todo es felicidad hasta que sus ancianos vecinos les advierten que deben cumplir con una serie de ritos para neutralizar un espíritu que habita en esas tierras. Después de la normal incredulida......more

Goodreads review by Auđur on July 26, 2022

2,7* This was a good idea badly executed. The writing ✍️ expecially in the first act is not very good, Then it feels like someone else took over so the sec and third act are infinitely better. It definitely had it's moments and at times was creepy. It just lacked the power to carry tension the whole......more


Quotes

“An extraordinarily assured debut: uncanny yet real, both lyrical and brutal, rich with truth about life and death.”—Michael Rutger, author of The Anomaly

"Action-packed horror... Fans of Stephen King and Paul Tremblay will find this a satisfying escape into the woods."—Kirkus Reviews