The Cabin [Kindle Edition]

Christopher Setterlund (Author)

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Product Description

Will Frank is in need of a break from his hectic and stressful life. His idea of a vacation up in the untouched wilderness of Northern Canada seems like the perfect solution until the beast arrives. Over forty miles from the nearest town, Will must try his best to survive the terrifying attacks perpetuated by the beast on the campground where he is staying. With a twist ending sure to keep the reader guessing, The Cabin is a classic tale of suspense and horror.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 218 KB
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B001J00PL4
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #139,127 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

I have been painting worlds with words since 1996. I started writing song lyrics and poetry although my musical skill is quite limited. My first short story, Eight Hours, was originally a screenplay submitted for a contest. Afterwords I rewrote it to make it better suited as a book.
I have been told by some to find a genre and stick to it but I enjoy writing all types of books as is obvious by my titles and subjects I have put out thus far. I have three children's books, a pair of poetry books, and a photography book which incorporates my poetry as well.
In the coming year I hope to release another horror story, another children's book, and a drama that I recently rediscovered after thinking I had lost it for a year.
In addition to my books I do travel writing and have concentrated on my home region of New England. I publish a blog entitled In My Footsteps which is featured on such sites as Cape Cod Today, Plymouth Daily News, and All Things New England. I am trying my best to balance my books and travel writing since I truly love doing both. It is said that if you do what you love you never work a day in your life, and that is how I feel when I am writing books or traveling around New England.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much more than expected!, January 5, 2011

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J. Price "Movie Buff" (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cabin (Kindle Edition)

First, allow me to say that the only reason that I'm not giving this book a five star rating is because of the "Kindle Version." The Kindle version is horribly edited with quotation marks used for apostrophes, a few missing spaces between words, and a few extra spaces thrown in here and there. The editing isn't enough to make the reading difficult, but it is frustrating to continually see these errors. I hope that a future Kindle update will allow a reader to mark errors for review and correction.

Last night I finished reading The Cabin. To be honest the first few pages were somewhat boring to me. Though Mr. Setterlund writes in a fashion that allows for a vivid mental image I thought that the build-up to Will Frank's "vacation" was a bit too long. After the scene is set the main character, Will Frank, departs for his vacation. At this point the reader is in for a very interesting ride.

I won't ruin the story for you, but I will say that Mr. Setterlund's writing style put me in the cabin as Will Frank was terrorized by the mysterious creature. I could feel the tension in my chest as Will Frank described the terrifying screams and wailing in the middle of the night which preceeded the physical attack on the cabin.

The ending of this story was an unexpected twist. I think Mr. Setterlund knows exactly what the reader would be expecting, but the answer to the mystery hit me out of left field; I never saw it coming. I honestly hope that this story will be considered for a movie one day.

This was an excellent book Mr. Sutterlund. I hope to read more of your work in the future. Great job!

2.0 out of 5 stars Really??, October 23, 2011

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jg "okayfinewhatever" (Richmond Hill, GA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Cabin (Kindle Edition)

Way too much time was spent at the beginning of the book - honestly didn't think he would ever get to the cabin. But this part of the book was not as aggravating as when the 'monster' enters the story.

Okay, I can understand hiding in a closet on night 1. I get it. But come on, the second night and then the third, too?? Really? I'm a woman and even I would have come up with at least a plan, albeit a lame one probably, but at least I would be trying to come up with some other plan than hiding in a stupid closet & using a tube sock to tie the door knobs together. Again, really??

Then, the character finds a hiding spot in a pinch (dock) but instead of using it again to foil the 'monster', he hides an already dead body because he's afraid of being accused of murder. Okay, by this time in the story I was actually HOPING the main character would die.

And boy was I ticked off at the ending regarding Dale. Stupid. Totally stupid. But two stars for trying. If the main character had actually come up with a reasonable plan (or at least tried), I would've let the ending slide, and I would've given at least 4 stars.

1.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes you just gotta get out of the Closet, May 9, 2011

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Darrin C. Smith (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cabin (Kindle Edition)

? I don't know where to start! I liked the main character and the premise wasn't bad, but I felt I was reading one of my Nephews high school writing assignments (he didn't graduate).It needed more build up, terror, fear; not hiding in the closet remembering childhood moments with the family. The character basically just sat on his #@^* when a creature from Hell was on a nightly rampage - I would think after night one, he might start thinking about a plan for survival...