The Secret of Crickley Hall (Audiobook)

from cathymoore

This book marked a return for me to James Herbert after I scared myself witless reading Rats a number of years ago. I was ready to be terrified again. Alas, it was not to be. While Crickley Hall is a good story with some interesting if somewhat stereotyped characters, it doesn't have that really ...

from localpeanut

Swish-Thwack and Puddles from Hell Out in Hollow Bay, a gloomy house (in fact, the entire neighborhood is pretty grim) is rented by a family who have recently suffered the tragedy of a missing son. But there's something wrong with this rental property. The dog hates the place. A cellar door won't...

from Elphaba71

This is the first James Herbert book I have read, it will not be the last! This is a real chilling, gothic horror story. Set in Devon, Crickley Hall is home to a tragic past that still haunts the house & the new tennants. There is a good bit of sceen setting in the first 100 pages or so, the stor...

from SonicQuack

The Secret of Crickley Hall is bound to be enjoyed by any supernatural fan. It's a haunted house story; a house with a terrible past; a house with echoes of sins committed within it's walls. You'd not be mistaken to note that this is old ground, covered many times before, several times by Herbert...

from Frenzie

This book taps into the cultural framework of haunted house stories. You know just about all that's going to happen from the very beginning, and the only remaining question is how it's executed. The answer is that the book is entertaining enough, occasionally gross, but overall it went on for too...