Four "Haunted Horror" Stars
Spooky Occult Vibes!
A small taste of what lies within:
Robert Russell along with his wife, Vicky and their son Timmy inherit a mansion named All Hallow's Hall as Robert's father passed away. Robert's brother Martin and his wife all decide to meet at the estate to find out what gets divided and what they are going to do. But things go to hell in a handbasket quick when Timmy disappears and no one can find him. While they are searching for Timmy other things start happening within the mansion as they all start hearing loud whispering that seems to emanates from one room in the home.
When they go to investigate a malevolent force lets itself be known that it does not want them there and it will do whatever it takes to keep them out of that room. One thing leads to another when they decide to call in a priest as then whatever force is in the mansion goes into a rage and the Russell family is standing in its path!
That is about all I can give on a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book!
Thoughts:
Once again I was transported in Masterton's world and this story just kept gaining speed as once the character Timmy disappears the story seemed to get faster. Lots happening within this story as there is a haunting along with demonic activity which sent this book into high gear. It took some time though to get into the story but once things started happening within the mansion, the creepiness and suspense dug down into my psyche.
I read the last half of the book in a couple of days as I could not put it down! This should really be a five star read but when Timmy disappears I felt there was too much of the story spent looking for him as that takes up a good 30% to 40% of the book but once other things start happening then the focus of the story shifts to other characters in the book and the story starts heating up.
The whispering, the haunting, and the demonic activity takes center stage eventually and this is what truly drove the story at high speed to the end of the book! All that is what kept my insomnia fueled and then the puzzle pieces falling into place when more is revealed of why the mansion is haunted. Another great book by this author and looking forward to reading more of his books as I own quite a few I have not read yet.
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