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Going to the Six
A.C. Hessenauer
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"Compulsively readable... Do yourself a favor: open up this book and let the story in." -- Viggy Parr Hampton, bestselling author of The Rotting Room
On Lake Superior, some wrecks never rest. When acclaimed documentary filmmaker Owen Wheeler leads a four–person crew aboard a Michigan DNR research vessel to investigate the wreck of the Keuka—a floating speakeasy long lost beneath the cold, black waters of Lake Superior—he believes he’s chasing history. What they bring back instead is something far stranger.
Told through fragmented footage, blog journals, news clippings, and Owen’s own testimony from inside a psychiatric facility, this haunting novel unfolds across two timelines: the ill-fated expedition, and the haunted present. Just as the record fractures, so too does Owen’s grip on what truly happened aboard the vessel. Locals whisper of an old superstition—six signs that come before a person loses their mind. Did the crew uncover a secret buried with the Keuka? Or are Owen’s memories a labyrinth of guilt, grief, and madness? A story of truth versus memory, the collapse of time, and the thin seam between reality and delusion, Going to the Six drags the reader down into the depths—where silence presses in, light cannot reach, and dread waits patiently in the dark.
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ash.reads.horror • Jul 3
It's time to wrap up what I read in June. I read a total of 15 books this month!
Also, stay tuned for some Bindery updates!
- What Hunger by Catherine Dang--A coming of rage cannibalism story dealing with loss and tragedy. 4 stars
- Going To The Six by A.C. Hessenauer--A found footage, documentary style horror novel about the discovery of a sunken ship in Lake Superior. 4 stars
- The Vessel by Adam L.G. Nevill--A woman takes the job of caregiver to a CREEPY elderly lady. 5 stars
Review
The tense horror movie at its core. The use of found footage and a documentary really helped make this movie feel real and grounded. Watching the horrors unfold as Mia looks for her missing sister held me captive the entire time. The direction of the film was not what I was expecting by the end, but overall I still enjoyed it.
Watch Alikes: The Blair Witch, Hell House LLC, Lake Mungo
Read Alikes: Rosemary's Baby, Episode Thirteen, Going To The Six
Themes: Found Footage, Demons, Urban Exploration, Missing Person
What I'm reading this week
- Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist
- Going To The Six by A.C. Hessenauer
- What Hunger by Catherine Dang