Built in 1838, the Widow’s Point Lighthouse in Harper’s Cove, Nova Scotia, has been cursed since the beginning. From construction workers dying in mysterious accidents, to a string of recorded suicides and strange disappearances, to an infamous axe murder, the Lighthouse has become the eternal prison of many lost souls. Which is exactly what drew a well-known author to it, challenging himself to stay a week locked in the terrifying and run down old building. It’s also what draws the crew of a popular YouTube channel, along with a famous ghost hunter and a college professor, to come investigate the lighthouse after his mysterious disappearance. They all answer the Lighthouse’s haunting call, and they may just pay for it with their lives.
“Widow’s Point: The Complete Haunting” by father and son duo Richard and W. H. Chizmar is an intense, terrifying tale of madness, seclusion, and the strange power of the paranormal that will leave its readers sleeping with the lights on. Told through a series of emails, voice recordings, video transcripts, diary entries, and newspaper clippings, the story builds up tension through the natural eeriness of the location and the almost-too-close-to-home mixed media format, which makes the whole thing feel more realistic and that much more horrifying. A perfect pick for fans of found footage films and mixed media horror stories, Widow’s Point makes for a wonderfully spine chilling read to lose one’s way in.
