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Haunted |  | Author: James Herbert
Creator: Anthony Andrews
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books
Category: Book
Buy Used: £19.95
Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 2099841
Format: Audiobook
Media: Audio Cassette
Number Of Items: 2
ISBN: 1859987974
EAN: 9781859987971
ASIN: 1859987974
Publication Date: August 1, 1996
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 Haunted December 19, 2008
Mr. M. G. Dempsey
Unoriginal plot, awkward dialogue (there's nothing wrong, James, with using 'he said'/'she said'!) and an almost Point Horror style of writing. The book could have been so much more if Herbert had made it longer, but as it stands it's a real let-down. There are maybe two moments in the book that are genuinely creepy. Borrow from someone; don't spend money on it.
 Recommended July 7, 2008
Emily Wilson (England)
I would recommend this book, just got in to James Herbert and the stories are really captivating, once you start you cant put it down. He does go in to detail a lot which i'm not as fussed on but still want to read more. I would recommend it to everyone.
Ploddy Plotting February 22, 2008
Cowan's Books (Manchester, UK)
Until now I had not read James Herbert before. Its unlikely that I will read him again. The characters are unconvincing and the style slow and uninteresting. As to the plot I lost the thread due to lack of interest.
Am I missing something..? September 9, 2007
Nick (South Coast, UK)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I do not quite understand how this book has been getting such good reviews!? I have enjoyed Herbert's writing in the past but this effort is sub-par at best. There was little empathy with the main character, or the seemingly 'after-thought' secondary characters.
The plot was transparent and the twists were so obvious you would have had a harder time working out the killer from an episode of Columbo! There were only two moments in the book that I actually felt any of the author's previous chilling storytelling abilities; the book does not live up to the title.
A HIGHLY ATMOSPHERIC GHOST STORY... July 29, 2007
Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a spooky, well-written haunted house novel, a gothic ghost story that is a wonderfully atmospheric. The author is Britain's premier writer of horror stories. Having read many of his other books and been thoroughly satisfied, this one is no exception. Those with an interest in haunted house stories will find this one most entertaining and enjoyable.
David Ash, a man with a skeleton in his closet, is a professional investigator of psychic phenomena with a penchant for debunking so-called supernatural occurrences. After receiving an intriguing and pleading letter from a Mrs. Webb about ghostly apparitions at Edbrook, the rural manor home in which she resides, David goes to Edbrook, only to be met by the Mariell clan, consisting of Christina, and her brothers, Robert and Simon. It turns out that Mrs. Webb, in addition to being their aunt, is also their old nanny, whom they all still call Nanny Tess. She is clearly terrified of something that is going on in at Edbrook, and the Mariells all seem to be humoring her.
The Mariell siblings, at first, appear to be somewhat eccentric, but later seem to be more than just a little twisted, as it soon becomes apparent that all is not right in that household. There definitely are things that go bump in the night, and the ghostly apparition of a young girl seems to glide about the house and grounds. Moreover, Nanny Tess always appears to be in a state of acute, though restrained, terror.
As a romance heats up between David and Christina, however, David appears to turn a blind eye to what is going on in the household. Too late, he realizes the nature of the evil within this isolated, rural manor house. In the end, it takes the force of something beyond the grave to save him from an almost unimaginable horror.
Those who enjoy this book will also enjoy the wonderful film of the same name adapted from this book. It is an excellent adaptation with a stellar cast. It stars Aidan Quin as David Ash, Kate Beckinsale as Christina Mariell, Anthony Andrews as Robert Mariell, Alex Lowe as Simon Mariell, and Ann Massey as Nanny Tess. This wonderful haunted house story transitions beautifully to film. It is as spooky as the book.
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