Seen Poltergeist? Read your fair share of ghost stories? Then do yourself a favor Nf pass on this one. There's absolutely nothing original and very little that's even borderline scary in this supposed "novel of terror." in many sections, it feels as if the author is purposely trying to pad in order to give the book more heft. This is particularly true of sections containing conversations. Endless exposition and boringly trite talk dint make for a compelling read. Although the book starts interestingly enough, it quickly becomes downright predictible. Worse, the characters behave in wildly unbelievable ways. Long after a smart person would say, "Okay, clearly we should never go into that house again," these folks find almost comically ridiculous reasons to do so.