Review: ONE NIGHT’S STAY by C.B. Collins

Thirteen strangers check into the Sunset Inn hoping to find rest. When one of them is murdered in the middle of the night, the survivors realize they’ve found something else entirely; an ancient evil looking to satisfy an undying hunger. If the guests want to make it through the night, they’ll have to discover the secret behind the motel and the mysterious town it serves. However, in uncovering the truth, they might find that the town’s past is nowhere near as dark as their own.

My review: Out in the middle of West Virginia, two college students run out of gas and stop for a night. The motel certainly doesn’t look like much. In fact, it sort’ve looked like the Bates Motel. Not a good time to mention the West Virginia cannibals from Wrong Turn.

One by one, the rooms of this desolate motel get booked for one night’s stay with a cast of colorful characters. Then welcome the Halloween Hacker, whom Detective Nick Rollins has been hunting for ever since the murder of his sister. So now the motel was fully booked.

"Somebody was going to die tonight. But who?"

This was an interesting little mystery full of darkness and terror. Author cleverly combines multiple character stories into one, although with the constant change of POV’s, it was sometimes hard to keep track. The hunt for the Hacker was slightly daunting and lagged a little. I would’ve preferred a little more speed in the process. But, all in all, this was a pretty creepy tale, just the thing for a scary night in.  

My rating: 3 stars