As with The Woman in Black, I could see where the story was going quite early on, but it was still so compellingly written that I was tearing through the last pages to see it play out. Quite remarkable. Great pacing, wonderful descriptions. 
 I didn't find it quite as jarring as The Woman in Black (so, 4.5 stars maybe?), but it's written in the best tradition of M. R. James and the other old school spooky storytellers. In that regard, it's pitch perfect.