ROSEMARY'S BABY BY IRA LEVIN

Rosemary's Baby is a true horror classic! I remember the movie scaring me when I was younger and the book is just as creepy! I very much recommend it for all horror fans. 

Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: March 12, 1967
Genre: Horror
Series: None. Standalone. 
Pages: 282 pages
Format: eBook. Purchased. 

In this new Fiftieth Anniversary edition of the classic masterpiece of spellbinding suspense, evil wears the most innocent face of all...

Rosemary Woodhouse and her struggling actor husband Guy move into the Bramford, an old New York City apartment building with an ominous reputation and mostly elderly residents. Neighbors Roman and Minnie Castavet soon come nosing around to welcome the Woodhouses to the building, and despite Rosemary's reservations about their eccentricity and the weird noises that she keeps hearing, her husband takes a shine to them.


Shortly after Guy lands a plum Broadway role, Rosemary becomes pregnant—and the Castavets start taking a special interest in her welfare. As the sickened Rosemary becomes increasingly isolated, she begins to suspect that the Castavets' circle is not what it seems...

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​Release Date: March 12, 1967
Genre: Horror
Actual Rating: 4 stars

Well, well, well. I have been meaning to read this book for YEARS! YEARS! And I finally made it a priority to pick it up, sit down, and read it. And guess what? I'm impressed. For a book that is over 50 years old this was really good. Not the best or scariest book of all time, but really very good. You get a huge sense of foreboding when reading and had I not already seen the movie, these feelings would probably been much worse. 

Rosemary's Baby is all about the buildup. Scary things don't just pop out and make you scream. Rather, the tension builds and builds as the story progresses and them BAM something creepy happens. Something that makes your skin crawl. Ira Levin did a great job here and I really appreciate the detail he put into this one. 

If you enjoy the horror genre, you should definitely pick this one up. I find it to be a classic myself and think all fans of the genre should read it at some point in their lives. It's an easy read, one you can breeze through if you want to, and it's got excellent creep factor.

★★★★