One fine morning, she finds herself tied spread-eagle to the bed, gagged with a washcloth, and under guard by Bobby, Cindy, and their friends. Barbara is hired to work as a babysitter and caretaker of the Adams’ house and their two children, Bobby and Cindy, while they spend a week away. Let’s Go Play At The Adams’ begins with a very simple premise. It earns every word that’s ever been said about it. It’s a book that has a profound effect on people, one that keeps horror fans looking for it almost as much as it makes them breathe a sigh of relief that it remained (until recently released as part of the Paperbacks From Hell collection of reprints) incredibly scarce. No fewer than two people have written “sequels” giving it a much happier ending, restoring some optimism to the gruesomely bleak final moments. Reviewers have talked about burning their copies after reading it, of throwing the book away, of removing it from their presence the moment they finished reading it. It’s been referred to as the most disturbing book some people have ever read. It’s been called vile, evil, and harrowing. Johnson’s Let’s Go Play At The Adams’ has a reputation. The book discussed below carries trigger warnings for rape, kidnapping, imprisonment, torture, abuse, and murder.
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