Published 2006
The Secret of Crickley Hall is a new take on the classic ghost story. The Caleighs are trying to come to terms with the disappearance of their son and, although they have reservations, they move into Crickley Hall. But all is not well and they start to hear children's cries, find the cellar door open in the morning and water seeping through impervious rock. Their nightmare is just beginning and as the terror unfolds they soon discover the secret horror of Crickley Hall. Prepare to be taken to the darker territories of evil and the supernatural… — Synopsis taken from cover
Reviews
"This is a powerfully disturbing read… two pages in, the reader is hooked."
— Guardian
"A literary Steven Spielberg"
— Sunday Times
"A chilling classic haunted house tale"
— Publishers Weekly ★
"A new James Herbert novel is always a mesmerising experience"
— Fangoria
★★★★★
Fan Site Editorial Review
Herbert's finest achievement. The ghost story as genuine tragedy — the horror is inseparable from the grief at the novel's heart, and the two amplify each other to devastating effect. One of the great British ghost stories.