Blog Tour: Review & Excerpt of Calling Back the Dead by J.R. Erickson

Author: J.R. Erickson

Narrator: Kelsey Navarro

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Publisher: J.R. Erickson⎮2019

Genre: Paranormal

Series: Northern Michigan Asylum, Book 2

Release date: Aug. 15, 2019

 The sprawling Kerry Manor has stood abandoned for nearly a century.

But that hasn’t kept the darkness at bay. Stories about the cursed house trickle out. Violent deaths, strange sightings, and always the chilling sound of a little girl’s song permeates the murky halls.

Today, Kerry Manor is restored to its original grandeur. Corrie and Sammy Flynn, and their daughter Isis, move into the house for a winter retreat. As they settle into the dim, gothic rooms, they cannot imagine the terror that awaits them.

Kerry Manor houses a malevolence that spans a century. A twisted tale that began when a little girl went into the Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane and emerged as something dark - something evil.

Kerry Manor is the second novel in a series of stand-alone stories in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series. Start your chilling journey today.

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Calling Back the Dead is the second book in  the Northern Michigan Asylum Series.  This can be read as a stand alone novel.  The Asylum plays a lesser role in this book, but there is a tie in.  I have to say that this one is my favorite between the first two books.  This time around, we are treated to a great haunted house story.  The story opens with Corrie waking up and finding her husband had been stabbed to death the night before during their Halloween party.  The story then waffles between the events that lead up to that night and the events after.

This book was really creepy.  In fact, this would make a great movie.  I love a story where I'm not sure I can trust any or all of the perspectives.  Corrie kept me guessing as she slowly fell down the rabbit hole of grief. Her husband Sammy was a horror buff and  there is a scene where I kept asking why he apparently never showed Corrie Pet Sematary.  Because maybe she would have learned something.   I highly recommend this one as well and can't wait to read more books in the series.

About the Author: J.R. Erickson

J.R. Erickson (aka Jacki) is an indie author who writes murder mysteries woven with elements of the paranormal. Since childhood, J.R. has been fascinated by otherworldly things. She started penning creepy stories in her adolescence, but didn’t pursue a career in writing until her mid-twenties. Like most paths, J.R.’s has been winding and filled with detours.

Today, she lives in the forests of northern Michigan with her excavator husband and her critter-loving son. In addition to writing, J.R. teaches yoga, hosts the true crime podcast Bitter Endings, and spends every spare minute hanging with her family and her kitties.

Her latest series, the Northern Michigan Asylum Series, is inspired by a real former asylum in Traverse City. J.R. regularly visits the former asylum that has been partially renovated into shops, restaurants and condominiums. 

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About the Narrator: Kelsey Navarro

Kelsey Navarro grew up in Las Vegas with a background in film, singing, and acting. She narrates anything from self-help to erotica. In her spare time, she reads voraciously and enjoys listening to a good podcast or audiobook. She worked in management for over nine years and nerds out over personal development, superheroes, and really great food.

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