Name: The House at Phantom Park
Rating: 3.166666666666667 (3 reviews)
ISBN: 9781801104012

Graham Masterton

From the author of The Manitou comes this standalone horror novel set in an abandoned hospital on the coast of England.

The House at Phantom Park

Disturbing. Original. Terrifying. The 'master of horror' is back with the chilling tale of what lurks in the walls of an abandoned hospital. In this abandoned hospital, pain lives on... and it wants revenge. St Philomena's military hospital has been abandoned for over three years. Now Lilian Chesterfield, who works for one of the most successful building companies in England, is in charge of developing it into a luxury housing complex. But as soon as she and her colleagues start work in the Jacobean-style mansion, their dream turns into a nightmare. They hear screaming from wards full of empty beds. They hear doors slamming and find cutlery scattered over the kitchen floor. Then they see faces peering at them from the mullioned windows. Lilian is pragmatic - she doesn't believe in the supernatural. But just when she's put her mind at rest by scouring the mansion from top to bottom and finding nothing, a former patient of St Philomena's arrives with a warning. The hospital is haunted. And it is haunted by something a thousand times more terrifying than ghosts... Praise for Graham Masterton: 'One of Britain's finest horror writers' Daily Mail 'A true master of horror' James Herbert 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James

Heather Miller

All I can say is… bizarre!

This book started out extremely eerie and is actually the first book I’ve ever read where I had to stop reading at night because it creeped me out that much… which I LOVE. I never get creeped out by books, so I had very high hopes. But it quickly went from a haunted, creepy, dark book, to extremely gory and graphic with disturbing, highly descriptive scenes of bodies blowing apart. Though I really did like the unique lore behind it all!

Though very disgusting and pretty repetitive, it held my attention and had me turning the pages to find out what happened next. The language style in it felt a little odd, and maybe a bit formal. But maybe that's just because of where the setting was and how they speak there. The characters were flat with nearly no backstory, so I was never able to connect or feel much for any of them. And as with other reviewers, I agree the story was all over the place and could’ve definitely used quite a few more edits to fix that and the dialogue.

Although a lot of aspects fell flat, and it might’ve been a bit much at times in terms of gross factor, it excelled in creepiness and besides a couple of trigger warnings, I very much recommend horror lovers to check this one out.

Thank you for this ARC that was generously provided by the publisher and author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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