4 out of 5 books
Taylor Johnson is a Black student at a predominately white private school. Vying to fit in with her friends at her school, she is caught up in a shoplifting incident with her wealthy White classmates. Taylor is left to take the blame and is sent to Camp Lanier as part of a community service program for at-risk youth.
Taylor’s summer at Camp Lanier quickly turns into a nightmare as she encounters strange hallucinations, hears mysterious crying at night, and learns about the camp’s dark past. Taylor’s determination to uncover the truth about Camp Lanier and this drives the story forward. Her interactions with other camp members, particularly Liam and Mia reveal the present-day horrors that are taking place at Camp Lanier. In a quest to save her life and her friends at the camp, Taylor had to give audience to the horrors of the campsite and learn from the ancestors of Oscarville, an all-black town buried under the waters of Lake Lanier.
Sylvester Barzey’s “Camp Lanier” is a gripping horror novel that delves into the eerie and unsettling urban legend of Lake Lanier in Georgia. “Camp Lanier” is a must-read for fans of horror and supernatural fiction. The novel teases reader with a fictional glimpse into the racial history of the renowned Lake Lanier and entertains with a chilling tale of modern-day horror.
Reviewed by Paula Allen
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