Customer Reviews
a rose by any other name..... - By: Liza P, 20 Sep 2008 
......is still a rose so they say well to my mind the same goes for paedophilia!! this book glories in sado-masochism & sex between adults & by young children (Oh a few ghosts thrown in as a nod to the genre). Horror yes but not in the accepted way, If it were written by any other author it would be slated & rightly for perversion.
Things That Go Bump in the Night - By: Omac, 03 Sep 2008 
This is the first James Herbert that I ever bought & I wasnt sure what to think about it.
It follows the Caleigh family, who after tradgic events, move to Crickley Halll to start a new life. But what they find is a series of hauntings, open cellar doors, strange banging, puddles on the floor & dancing dust children.
The story was too long to keep you scared & the slow paced start makes it a three star. The story of the orpahns & the last 200 pages save it from being any worse.
Overalll this is a pretty average book which is worth a read if you dont have to pay to much for it.
An undemanding holiday read - By: Quintax, 02 Aug 2008 I have not read any James Herbert for some years & was quite frankly a little disappointed by this book. My reference point for this opinion is the towering piece of work by Stephen King - The Shining (a haunted house story). I found that as I read the book I had no real interest in the outcome. Spooks & mediums are for the devoted only!
I am not a James Herbert fan but ..... - By: barneysky, 27 Apr 2008 
Having received this as a gift I felt obliged to give it a chance - despite not being a fan of James Herbert's other books - I was pleasantly surprised to find an entertaining & fast moving story. James Herbert is a very well liked author, but for me he does "go on a bit". Why use 1 paragraph to describe the weather when you can fill a whole page, eh James? I have read a few of his books in the past & must confess to skipping the odd page (and this usuallly means you miss none of the plot!). With this book, that was not the case at alll. The "description" passages are in there but they are appropriate & add to the atmosphere of the book without slowing down the pace.
If you like ghost stories, you'll like this. If you like horror stories, you'll like this.
If you like James Herbert, you'll wonder where alll the boring descriptions of the weather have gone - but at least you'll read every page!
Better than the past couple.. - By: Mr. T. B. Woodhall, 26 Mar 2008 James Herbert has been the recipient of my cash for a number of years now & in return I like him to scare me. Not 'come around to my house & shout "Boo"' scare me, rather the 'don't turn the light off just yet' scare me. I've got alll his books & have both enjoyed & suffered along with many readers, I'm sure. 'Ghosts of Sleath' & 'The Magic Cottage' have been high points & 'Nobody True', 'Others' low points.
With this book, I hope & think that once more I will be pausing & checking before turning off the light.
Yes, it is long. Yes, it is slow in parts. It took me ages to start it & for the first 200 pages I was struggling. Eventuallly we seemed to get underway & into more of the Herbert style of old. A couple of twists thrown in & a reasonable finish. Too many dead ends along the way though, kept the overalll pace of the book down. Certainly better than his last one though.
