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The Uninvited: The True Story of the Union Screaming House
by
Steven LaChance (Goodreads Author)
What kind of evil lives at the Union Screaming House?
In this true and terrifying firsthand account, Steven LaChance reveals how he and his three children were driven from their Union, Missouri, home by demonic attackers. LaChance chronicles how the house's relentless supernatural predators infest those around them. He consults paranormal investigators, psychics, and priest...more
In this true and terrifying firsthand account, Steven LaChance reveals how he and his three children were driven from their Union, Missouri, home by demonic attackers. LaChance chronicles how the house's relentless supernatural predators infest those around them. He consults paranormal investigators, psychics, and priest...more
Paperback, 238 pages
Published
September 8th 2008
by Llewellyn Publications
(first published September 1st 2008)
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Read in one sitting. Far from masterfully written, but a good creepy tale nonetheless. Mr. LaChance claims it to be a true firsthand account of his time in a house haunted by demons in a small Missouri town, and while I found its authenticity somewhat questionable and its Catholic leaning somewhat annoying, these are two pretty unavoidable themes in a book of this nature and one cannot really fault him for it. Note: this book is entirely unrelated to the forthcoming film of the same name.
OKAY. So me being a great believer in the paranormal, I was excited and enthralled to read about Steven LaChance's account of the Union Screaming House. What struck me as terrifying and realistic, albeit poorly written and with an annoying redundant Catholic theme, it shook me to the core and piqued my intrigue. Desperate to learn more, I investigated his website. His other published work, which also claimed to be a true story, struck me as a complete fake, something that was whipped up in no ti...more
Jun 05, 2012
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Steven Lachance was this nice guy who ran in to a crap load of some case of what I like to call crap luck (This is putting it mildly).Here this poor guy thought he was coming home to his bestfriend/wife and 3 kids.Home to his happy and content life. Only to find her ,his wife packed and ready to leave. When she told him ,I'm sorry Steven .Its not you ,its me. I told you that I didnt want to be a mother. Here this heartless woman leaves this man heart broken,to raise t...more
Steven Lachance was this nice guy who ran in to a crap load of some case of what I like to call crap luck (This is putting it mildly).Here this poor guy thought he was coming home to his bestfriend/wife and 3 kids.Home to his happy and content life. Only to find her ,his wife packed and ready to leave. When she told him ,I'm sorry Steven .Its not you ,its me. I told you that I didnt want to be a mother. Here this heartless woman leaves this man heart broken,to raise t...more
The story itself was interesting, as I love a good haunt. However, the writing was awful. At the end of each chapter, the author would say something along the lines - "I didn't know what I was in for next," or "the nightmare was just beginning," or "I had to hurry and save her or I was going to lose her." It was redundantly redundant! And at one point, when the woman is overcome by the house and goes to try and kill her husband, then calls to tell the author all about it... his response - "sit t...more
I have read a number of books on hauntings and found them interesting, but none has creeped me out like this one. Everyone has different beliefs when it comes to the supernatural, but if you believe evil exists then you probably also believe that it can manifest itself in some form or another. This house, if all is true, has some powerful demons in it. I am afraid that I would have left that house MUCH earlier than any of the occupants did. The argument for not leaving is "I can't afford to," bu...more
I take my "true" haunted house stories with a grain of salt. Real or fake, all I ask is to be entertained.
Screaming House..? Not doing that for me so much. Aside from descriptions of a few eerie nightmares, brief encounters with a demonic clown, and a seriously disturbed landlord (who may or may not be working in cahoots with the Screaming House's resident demons), the only scary thing about this book is the editing; There seems to have been none. The whole thing feels rushed, as if it were wri...more
Screaming House..? Not doing that for me so much. Aside from descriptions of a few eerie nightmares, brief encounters with a demonic clown, and a seriously disturbed landlord (who may or may not be working in cahoots with the Screaming House's resident demons), the only scary thing about this book is the editing; There seems to have been none. The whole thing feels rushed, as if it were wri...more
Do not be concerned if you're reading this book alone on a dark, stormy night: you'll only be facing mundane details and useless anecdotes with just a few "spooky" moments spaced across them. You may have to end up sleeping with the light on, however, but only because this book will put you to sleep.
I was just cruising through Barnes and Noble and happened upon a Halloween inspired table. Remembering the book Amityville Horror and how it was kinda fun to be spooked, I thought I would try another book. I grabbed this book and was anxious to start it.
I found it very interesting with plenty of 'spook factor' and made me ponder the existence of 'evil' and life after death.
The only thing that was annoying was in the writing style where there were plenty of leading thoughts (i.e. what happened...more
I found it very interesting with plenty of 'spook factor' and made me ponder the existence of 'evil' and life after death.
The only thing that was annoying was in the writing style where there were plenty of leading thoughts (i.e. what happened...more
This book isn't really about a haunted house. It's really about what an amazing guy, hero, martyr, LaChance is. It starts off kind of creepy and then LaChance moves out of the house. The rest of the book is actually about incidents that happen to a woman who moves into the house. As LaChance will tell you, those events were EXTREMELY HARD on him, Steven LaChance. At one point, he describes some absolutely crazy ghost photos that were supposedly taken at the house, but they aren't shown in the bo...more
well, i got into this book pretty quick because it was so easy to read and started to like it. BUT,,, then it started sounding as if a child had written it and making references to the hauntings as "clown face monster" and "basement monster" it just became unbelievably and i actuallu laughed out loud to some of the references made. By the time I was half way through i just couldnt wait to get it over with. Unrealistic went to whole new levels chapter 25+. most endings of every chapter also said...more
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this one has some truly startling moments, but the author is too whiney and spends too much time telling you about his personal life. i don't care that you are a single father. that should have been covered and left alone in the first paragraph. i don't care that you wre unhappy working at a corporate giant. if i had wanted to read about these things, i would have sought a well written book about these aspects of life.
i wanted to read about weird paranormal activity and things that happened, so...more
i wanted to read about weird paranormal activity and things that happened, so...more
This book’s frightening cover drove me to pick it up, and I quickly recognized this story from one featured on the Discovery Channel’s A Haunting program. While this wasn’t the most frightening story featured on that show (that dubious honor goes to the episode with that little boy and his imaginary “friend” named Man), it was a memorable one, so I decided to get the “behind-the-scenes” scoop by reading LaChance’s memoir. Told from his perspective (but with the help of an English teacher), this...more
A quick, easy, terrifying read. Obviously his first effort based on the writing, but a worthwhile read. Could have used another heavy edit, the pacing was a bit off and there were more than a few jarring moments. I personally would have taken a more psychological and scientific route in the wrap up, but that's my opinion, not a true critique. This fits the genre well, is really a nice read overall and I look forward to the next offering, hopefully one with a stronger edit and more practiced styl...more
This is a fascinating and often painful story that is told with sincerity. The writing style gets a bit annoying at times (e.g., he describes at least 3 people as "walking to the beat of their own drum" and uses cheap page-turner tactics), so you kind of have to imagine it as someone telling you a verbal story rather than interpreting it as a written gem. Nonetheless, I read it all in two sittings since it was extremely compelling to me as a fan of "true haunting" stories.
This book seriously creeped me out in an "Exorcist" kind of way. I wanted to read a scary book and I can't be upset because that's what I got! I think because this was non-fiction, it got to me a bit more. I can't really have much sympathy for the adults involved, their decision-making skills were...ummmm...lacking. The hauntings were very frightening, though, and some of the visuals produced in my head from reading about it may take a half hour or so of late night sitcoms for me to get a good n...more
Here's my problem with these true haunting stories. Everyone ends up consulting a priest and re-embracing their faith. Obviously the belief in a higher power and the belief in spirits (evil or otherwise) are intertwined, which makes me skeptical. Do you have to believe in God in order to experience the paranormal?? Although I love reading them, I guess this is why I'm ultimately not frightened by these stories...magical thinking isn't my bag.
The Uninvited is probably one of the most terrifying books I have ever read in my twenty year old life. Just the cover alone gave me shivers, fyi I had to put the book in a different room so I could get some sleep last night.
This book has everything I ever wanted in a demon/possession /haunted house book; a creepy landlord, growls and screams going through the night, a demonic clown and nice sweet old ladies being possessed.
Even though I highly doubt the events taken place in this book are tru...more
This book has everything I ever wanted in a demon/possession /haunted house book; a creepy landlord, growls and screams going through the night, a demonic clown and nice sweet old ladies being possessed.
Even though I highly doubt the events taken place in this book are tru...more
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This book seemed so promising...but it failed miserably. Establishing a setting for the main events of a story is perfectly fine; however, I draw the line when the first 15 bloody pages are nothing but an emo wank-fest of whining over his wife leaving him because he was an inconsiderate putz. I've got an idea, how about instead of beating the dead horse about how you felt the selfish need to keep your now ex-wife pregnant and making her have three kids she never wanted, you actually focus on you...more
I knew from the cover that this book would scare the bejeezes out of me, and yet I just couldn't seem to help myself! I took the darn thing home and read it alone at night....what was I thinking?!? The end envokes freaky scenes from "The Exorcist" with a little old church-going woman possessed and screaming every horrible profanity you can imagine. It still gives me chills!
this was an ok book. relatively easy to get in to, although what started off as gripping and creepy all to quicky turned in to boring and cliche. What really ground my gears was the constant use of 'and it was about to get a whole lot worse' etc. And then the author never actually said what happened or how it became worse! it also ended far to abruptly.
Not bad! I thought it was a little jumpy...some chapters only a page and a half! Good true haunted house story. A man and his two children rent a beautiful old home, where they are essentially ran out of the house by ghosts/demons/what-not. Then in turn he goes back to try and help a new renter & her family when he hears of her having the same problem.
GOOD book! True story and not too far from my hometown! He's a great guy who has told his story in this book. His is just wrote another book called "Crazy" which I can't wait for it to get done at the publishers! He helps alot of people out with the unexplained!
This book started out strong but it kind of dwindled down from there. I understand that true hauntings are difficult to write about effectively because, being real-life experiences, they often lack the classic points of plot and content that keep a reader engaged in a fictional story. By the ending of this one, I was just a little nonplussed, though and some of the latter details revealed by some of the eyewitnesses seemed - to me - rather cliche, indicating that the accounts were informed by nu...more
very well-written account of one man's haunted home that spanned both his family's stay there as well as another. this was also featured on discovery channel's "a haunting" series.
It was a eerie story but there many grammatical errors and it felt like it was written by a high school student. Overall it was ok but not sure I would recommend it to anyone.
I loved this book with a passion how it talks about how he had all the problems with his family. Also how he helps the woman helen get through what ever was in the house.
This was a quick little ghost story with a hideous cover. Like most books in this genre, the writing was not great, but the story was frightening and that kept the pages turning!
Frightening! Not the great American writer, but a seemingly earnest and horrifying account of a personal experience. Great summer read.
This dives into a story which from outside is so unbelievable as you read each page. To face something that you can't see is so unsettling to even comprehend but it happens everyday to many...it just makes you think that it is not only the physical dangers you have to worry about but what is hidden in the shadows....this story takes you to a place where you will feel unnerved but a story I think is important everyone to be aware of the unclean invading the good souls in this world.
Scared the crap out of me, wish there had been more research post haunting.
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