Ghost House

by Norman Beirow

It was called "Ghost House" by everyone who knew the place, but Peter Somerset and his wife didn't know that when they took refuge there in a storm. They were welcomed because they had rescued a member of the house who had fallen from the cliff leading to the dire old mansion. But before long they found themselves sucked into the evil madness that permeated Ghost House, and only a miracle could save them from the laughing terror that roamed its halls at will. Cut off from civilization, could the young couple survive their haunted visitation of the terrifyingly sinister manse known as Ghost House?

Genres: Norman

192 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1940

Reviews

[Ron Kerrigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

An okay story, but not a gripping page-turner. This story was written just as the war in Europe was about to start; it was revised many years later, and is supposedly much different.

The writing is a bit old-fashioned, and although it's part ghost-story, it is mostly a mystery/thriller that reminded me a bit of The 39 Steps (although it all takes place in the house.) I thought it was a little too wordy and could have been trimmed a bit, but it was an okay read.