The Haunted

The Perry family's new house is perfect - except for the weird behavior of the neighbors, and that odd smell coming from a dark corner in the basement. Pity no one warned the family about the house. Now it's too late. Because the darkness at the bottom of the basement stairs is rising.

©2012 Bentley Little (P)2012 AudioGO

The MULTIPLE sex scenes made me uncomfortable.

The first one made me cringe and I thought “Surely I don’t have to sit through another one of those vulgar descriptions.” Needless to say there was plenty more and it ALMOST ruined it for me... otherwise it was creepy at many points and wasn’t half bad.

Different

Certainly a new approach to the haunted house tale... well written and well developed characters, but the story itself was a bit lacking. Perhaps it was how long it took to get to the ‘twist’. The link to the twist felt a bit forced and contrived. Not a bad story, but not a great one either.

Scary

If you could sum up The Haunted in three words, what would they be?

Compelling, scary, spooky

What other book might you compare The Haunted to and why?

"The Haunting" which was made into a movie. Because it had a similar theme.

Which scene was your favorite?

Don't recall

If you could rename The Haunted, what would you call it?

Scared to Death

Any additional comments?

No

Maybe The House Kept Me Listening

I loved this book it was creepy and kept me listening to the end I didn't want to turn it off (maybe the house influenced me)...

Better than expected

The ol’ haunted house but has been pretty hashed out - let’s be real - so, I didn’t have any high expectations I picked this title mostly just to pass the time. Imagine my surprise when this was fairly original, suspenseful and engaging.
It’s still a haunted house story so don’t expect the wheel to be reinvented here, but it’s well thought out and written and genuinely scary.