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Mercy House

by Adam Cesare

A retirement home turns hostile

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A retirement home turns hostile

Mercy House brings together three perspectives inside a retirement home whose polished order conceals a growing horror. Harriet Laurel arrives against her will as her dementia begins to sharpen, accompanied by a resentment toward her daughter-in-law that starts to intensify. Arnold Piper, an eighty-five-year-old former Marine, faces the indignities of aging after years of valuing self-reliance. Meanwhile, idealistic nurse Sarah Campbell is already working in a chronically understaffed facility when her responsibilities take a frightening turn. The residents are being transformed into monsters, making the home’s routines and care roles part of the novel’s horror setup.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Horror readers interested in a monster premise set in a retirement home.
  • Readers who enjoy stories involving multiple characters facing a crisis in one contained setting.
  • Readers interested in horror that engages with aging, dementia, and caregiving.

Themes

Aging and bodily vulnerabilityDementia and changing perceptionCaregiving under strainResentment and family relationshipsMonsters and institutional order

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Book overview

Welcome to Mercy House, a state-of-the-art retirement home that appears perfectly clean and orderly . . . but something is turning the residents into monsters. In this thrilling novel from the author of Clown in a Cornfield, you will find little mercy--only a shocking eruption of unfathomable horror.

"[Adam Cesare] has implemented a style that is highly cinematic, merciless in its execution and leaves you hanging on for dear life wondering what he'll do next." --Horror DNA

"Mercy House is the kind of no-holds-barred thrill ride that horror junkies love to find." --October Country

Harriet Laurel notices the odor the moment she steps inside Mercy House, brought to the retirement home against her will by her son and his wife. In the early stages of dementia, Harriet has grown to resent her daughter-in-law for not providing grandchildren. Yet as she crosses the threshold, she notices her mind begins to sharpen. Then her hate begins to grow. . . .

Arnold Piper, an eighty-five-year-old ex-Marine, has always prided himself on self-reliance. But betrayed by his own body, he's learning that surviving war-torn Korea was easier than facing the daily indignities of old age. And his worst trials are still to come.

Sarah Campbell, an idealistic nurse, is already stretched thin at the chronically understaffed Mercy House. Now her duties are about to take a terrifying turn. Can she survive the night. . . and her patients?
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