The Catacombs
Author: Jeremy Bates
Ever since I saw a segment of The Scariest Places on Earth on television decades ago that told an urban legend about a video camera found in the Catacombs under Paris, I have been just a bit obsessed with the tunnels filled with the bones of 7 million people. So of course I wanted to read this book! Plus the name of this series by Jeremy Bates is...World's Scariest Places. Definitely made me nostalgic for that old Halloween season show hosted by Linda Blair!
The basics: Will is in Paris on assignment with the travel magazine where he works. He's trying to rebound from a dramatic breakup and a death in his family. He decides to venture into the Paris Catacombs with a couple of Cataphiles (urban explorers who venture into the tunnels or lead groups into them). It's more than a little scary venturing down into the dark depths that are filled with the bony remains of millions of people. Little do they realize it isn't the dead they have to be afraid of....
This book was more interesting than scary. It had a bit of different vibe from The Suicide Forest, the first book in this series. The Suicide Forest had more scary parts to it....and a faster pace. This book has a slower pace and seemed more psychological than scary. It took awhile for anything to really start happening to the group in the tunnels....but when it did, it was creepy!
I listened to the audio book version of this story. Narrated by Lynn Roberts, the audio is a bit over 9 hours long. Roberts has a nice voice, and did a good job of voice acting. All in all, an entertaining listen.
Definitely listening to/reading more of this series!
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