The Twisted Ones

The Twisted Ones is a 2019 horror novel written by Ursula Vernon, under the penname of T. Kingfisher. It was published in the United States and United Kingdom in 2019 through Gallery/Saga Press.

This article is about the 2019 horror novel. For the 2017 Five Nights at Freddy novel, see Five Nights At Freddy's: The Twisted Ones.
The Twisted Ones
AuthorT. Kingfisher
Audio read byHillary Huber
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Published2019
PublisherGallery/Saga Press
Media typePrint (hardback, paperback), ebook, audiobook
Pages400 pages
ISBN978-1534429574 First edition US hardcover

Vernon drew inspiration for The Twisted Ones from Arthur Machen’s short horror story “The White People” and the novel is a contemporary take on the story.[1]

Synopsis

Mouse has traveled to North Carolina to clear out the home of her recently deceased grandmother, a thoroughly unlikeable and cruel woman. Aware that her grandmother was a hoarder, Mouse expects that the job will take about a month to complete and takes her dog Bongo with her for company as the home is very remote. When she gets there she is horrified to discover that the house is in much worse shape than she expected and that some rooms are entirely inaccessible. The only room that seems to have been left more or less clean is that of her step-grandfather Frederick, who is also dead. After settling into the room Mouse finds his diary, which contains terrifying passages, and soon discovers that something in the nearby woods is watching her.

Release

The Twisted Ones was published in hardback format in the United States and United Kingdom through Gallery/Saga Press in October 2019.[2] A paperback edition was also released in the United States alongside the hardback edition; Titan Books released a paperback edition in the United Kingdom in March 2020.[3][4]

An audiobook adaptation narrated by Hillary Huber was released via Simon & Schuster Audio in October 2019.[5]

Reception

Critical reception for The Twisted Ones has been generally positive.[6][7] Common praise for the novel centered upon the character of Mouse and the book's atmosphere and tension, with Starburst writing that "Like the best occult fiction, the novel’s building sense of unease comes from the unexpected, the incongruous and the unexplained."[8][9] Other elements of praise included what the Chicago Review of Books called a "rich, regional narrative voice".[10][11] The British Fantasy Society's Sarah Deeming commented that "knowing that Mouse would be OK lost a bit of the tension", as this was detailed in the beginning of the book, but that "As an atmospheric, creepy read, The Twisted Ones has some great moments."[12]

Awards

References
  1. Spacek, Nick (2020-10-14). "Asking author Ursula Vernon to reveal what hides in The Hollow Places". The Pitch. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. Kingfisher, T. (October 2019). The twisted ones (First Saga Press hardcover ed.). London. ISBN 978-1-5344-2957-4. OCLC 1047528633.
  3. Kingfisher, T (2019). The twisted ones. ISBN 978-1-5344-2956-7. OCLC 1120784448.
  4. Kingfisher, T. (2020). The Twisted Ones. La Vergne: Titan Books. ISBN 978-1-78909-329-2. OCLC 1143632125.
  5. Kingfisher, T. (2019), The twisted ones, Huber, Hillary, [New York, NY]: Simon & Schuster Audio, ISBN 978-1-5082-9747-5, OCLC 1120051544, retrieved 2020-11-05
  6. "Horror in the Hollers: T. Kingfisher's The Twisted Ones". Tor Nightfire. 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. Hadley, Heather (January 7, 2020). "Book of the Week: The Twisted Ones". Tri-City News. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  8. "THE TWISTED ONES". STARBURST Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  9. "THE TWISTED ONES BY T. KINGFISHER: BOOK REVIEW". Ginger Nuts of Horror. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  10. Bhaduri, Devi (2019-10-24). "A Chilling Southern Gothic Novel Set In Contemporary North Carolina". Chicago Review of Books. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  11. "Stories Within Stories Keep 'The Twisted Ones' Turning". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  12. Deeming, Sarah (March 9, 2020). "The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher. Review". The British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  13. "The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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