What About the Baby?

by Clare McNally

1824: A young mother returns home to find her infant son murdered in his cradle. Her tortured grief led to a consuming desire for vengeance...

Now: For beautiful Gabrielle Hansen, 17, orphaned and pregnant, her lonely world becomes a place of unimagined terror. Bizarre chants invade her mind... Death plagues her dreams... Blood desecrates her room...

For she has been adopted by an undying evil from the past, an evil that has come for only one precious thing - her baby.

Genres: Horror, Fiction

256 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1983

Reviews

[Joshua Hair · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll keep it simple: 1 star for the quality of the writing, 5 stars for the number of laughs I got out of the unhinged insanity of this book. I'll be talking about it a bit more over on my Booktube channel:https://www.youtube.com/@CoffeeCatsan...

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars - I was pleasantly surprised with this one, considering I had low expectations going in. Well-written and entertaining.

[Chip · Rating 2 out of 5]

To be completely honest, I struggled with this one. I got halfway through and just gave up.

[Jodi Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Keep in mind this was written 1983. This story captivated my attention from the begging to end. I empathized with the unfortunate individuals who suffered harm at the hands of Flora and her associates. The resolution, particularly the joyous union of Gabrielle and Andre, was particularly wonderful. Both Gabrielle and her younger brother, Kerry, discovered love and a sense of belonging.

[L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than Come Down into Darkness, or at least, that's what I feel about the book. 1 star down due to bunch of inexcusable grammatical and spelling errors (did they even proofread before publishing it?)

[Moni Duran · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book when I was in 6th grade. My first novel. Enjoyed it an it got me into reading more. I think I read this book 3 times.

[Flyss Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Proper cheesy with a bit of a lazy ending, but still an a easy read, with enough genre tropes to hold interest.

[Kristy Moore · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has all the kookiest parts of the 1980's Satanic Panic, but the ending is way too abrupt for me.