Atmospheric and deeply psychological, A History of Fear turns out to be much more involving than a straightforward tale about the Devil and possession (in a GREAT way).

The Scotland setting feels lived-in and provides a nice dose of dread with its gloomy weather and stony landscape (in contrast, the small portion of the story set in California feels vague and tonally a little bland). The epistolary structure is an excellent choice to deliver this narrative, constantly toying with reliability, past vs. present, and fact vs. fiction. (the full-cast audiobook did a great job bringing it all to life)

There was a moment around the half-point mark where A History of Fear lost a bit of steam; while it can probably benefit from further editing, I really enjoyed the direction of its last act—while I wouldn't label it as a 'twist', it really intertwined the supernatural with the psychological, and in effect made the protagonist much more complex and tragic. 

A great one to pick up is you're looking for a horror story soaked in atmosphere, and doesn't mind a little meandering in the middle.