Like the Amityville Horror, Isobel, a mass market paperback horror is ‘based’ on a true story – but it doesn’t read that way, in fact, I wasn’t even aware the events of which this book is based on (1600’s witch trials/demonic cult worshiping, sex with supernatural beings etc…) were the primary source material. Reading Isobel, for what it is; b-grade horror and a product of the mass market 70’s and 80’s boom, makes it all the more devilishly delicious.
Isobel is a young, innocent (though not naive), attractive and
devoted church goer circa 1630 who, despite having been paired with her true
love to be wed when she comes of age, ends up being betrothed to an old and violent
man who makes her life miserable – until, she secretly has an abortion which
then leads her down a path of darkness and debauchery – and copious copulation with the devil himself!
This book is a slow burn but the payoff is there. Whilst witchery is on the peripheral, Isobel is more a cult book with some supernatural elements thrown in to spice up the story. I enjoyed every minute. Highly recommend.
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