After his estranged father's mysterious death, Charlie Remick returns to Seattle to help with the funeral. There, he discovers his father left him two parting gifts: the keys to the family record store and a strange black case containing four ancient records that, according to legend, can open a gate to the land of the dead.
When Charlie, his sister, and their two friends play the records, they unwittingly open a floodgate of unspeakable horror. As the darkness descends, they are stalked by a relentless, malevolent force and see the dead everywhere they turn.
With time running out, the only person who can help them is Charlie's resurrected father, who knows first-hand the awesome power the records have unleashed. But can they close the gate and silence Schrader's Chord before it's too late?
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The American businessman's eyes glowed brightly in the fading sunlight as he watched the shopkeeper pull the object from the shelf.
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(@TitanBooks, 5 September 2023, e-galley, 480 pages, copy from publisher via @NetGalley)
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I really enjoyed Shrader's Chord. I love horror fiction, and this sounded right up my street. It reminds me a lot of other books I've read such as Joe Hill's Locke & Key and some books by Stephen King. I loved the pacing of the book and how events gradually occur, urging you to read the next chapter and the next one and the one after that. I also loved the premise of the book, musical chords that open a gateway to evil if played at the same time. I also liked the fact that the player dies depending on the last chord they land on. The book was a lot of fun at times but pretty scary as well. I thought it was terrific.
