When a poltergeist takes root in a hospital, can a determined ghost chaser undo a devilish long-lasting curse?
Clarisse Garcia has always fought evil. A driven spirit hunter, she demolishes demonic threats before they can corrupt the innocent. But even this hardened woman is stunned when she enters an eerie Tasmanian maternity ward filled with the anguished cries of babies’ souls.
Undeterred, Clarisse dives headfirst into helping release the spirits bound to a sinister demon. But when the foul entity targets the unborn life in her womb, she faces her toughest battle yet to save her offspring’s future.
Can this spiritual warrior protect her child and free the tormented young ghosts?
The Infant Spirits is the fourth standalone book in the blood-curdling Haunting Clarisse supernatural horror series. If you like chilling apparitions, wicked demons, and a mother fighting for her child’s very existence, then you’ll love Janice Tremayne’s bedtime nightmare.
Read an Excerpt
WHAT EVIL LURKS BENEATH
Lindsay looked on as Father O’Connor tried desperately to control his emotions. He thrust the old skeleton key into the mortice lock of the basement door, fixated on one thing only—to confront his deepest fears that lived in that room. Just being in Ward C of Willow Court Asylum was enough to set off an emotional reaction—to get even with the devil in there.
“The demon knows we’re here,” Father O’Connor said. He was holding his cross in one hand and a small bottle of holy water in the other. Although he was composed, the sacred water rattled in his hand.
Lindsay looked back at him as his eyes filled with sadness for all the victims who had lost their lives to the wicked Dr. Pendergrass. “The demon mustn’t sense any fear, or it will take advantage. We come armed with God’s word, filled with the Holy Spirit. We’re strong, Father. Don’t fear the evil that has tormented us for over a century.”
Father O’Connor didn’t respond. He knew Lindsay was right, because the only way to defeat a demon was not to expose your worst fears. Demons had an uncanny way of measuring your apprehension and using it to their advantage.
Lindsay turned the key quickly until he heard the click of the mortice lock disengaging. Then he raised his foot and kicked the door open as he shone his lantern into the room.
He placed his hands over his mouth. The room smelled like it had been untouched for a hundred years; a putrid stench that was not from this time and had carried over from generations.
“Is this what spirits smell like?” Father O’Connor asked.
“It’s the signature of evil you are smelling, Father. They all have a different odor. It’s how we identify them.”
Father O’Connor sensed the evil in the air—the rotting moisture of death and the blood curdling screams of babies and their mothers who had died in this den of horrors.
“So, now you hide from us, demon? Behind the pitch-black curtains of your own hell!” Lindsay called out. “Show yourself, you scum of the Earth and murderer of mothers and children!”
My Review:
The Infant Spirits is the fourth book in Janice Tremayne’s Haunting Clarisse series. I have read all four books in the Haunting Clarisse series now and I have to say that I have loved each and every one for different reasons of course. I am not quite sure which one is my favorite as I do love them all as I have stated but I am leaning toward The Infant Spirits as being my favorite as I do love babies.
The Infant Spirits is a dark, eerie, spooky, chilling, ominous story filled with spirits/ghosts/demons. The Infant Spirits tell the tale of women in a Tasmanian maternity ward. A demon is after the souls of these women’s babies. Clarisse faces off with this demon herself upon her entering the asylum. Clarisse is expecting a baby of her own and this demon wants to make a deal with her as well.
I was really happy to see Harry becoming more involved in Clarisse’s ghost hunting expeditions. Clarisse is a demon-hunting warrior. Clarisse hunts down these demon monsters so she can help release the ghosts/spirits from their promises they made with the demons and help them move on in the ghosts/spirit world.
The Infant Spirits has some wonderful characters that seem so real you feel as if you have known them all your life. The descriptions were so vividly written I could see each and every eerie scene as it was being played out. I felt as if I was a part of their world. The Infant Spirits had me jumping at every corner and racing to the end not to see it end but to see how it was all going to turn out.
I hated setting my eyes on that last page as I hated knowing it was no more. I can’t wait for more in the Haunting Clarisse world. I can’t wait to see what spirits call Clarisse out to play next time around.
I would very much like to see The Infant Spirits on the big screen I think it would make a great TV series in the same spirit as The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. The Infant Spirit is a dark, chilling thriller filled with mystery and suspense that will keep those pages turning and chills running up and down your spine.
Now it is time for you to grab your copy of The Infant Spirits today for another spine-chilling event! Be sure and grab a copy of the first three books in the series as I know you don’t want to miss out on one bone-chilling moment in Clarisse’s world!
Haunting Clarisse
The Girl in the Scarlet Chair #1
Haunting in Hartley #2
Haunting in Old Tailem #3
She is an emerging Australian author who lives with her family in Melbourne. Her recent publications, Haunting in Hartley and Bolder Blindsided, reached number one in the Amazon kindle ranking for Occult Supernatural, Ghosts and Haunted Houses categories hot new releases and bestseller. Janice is well-versed in her cultural superstitions and how they influence daily life and customs. She has developed a passion and style for writing ghost and supernatural novels for new adult readers.
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Looks like a very interesting book.
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