Haunted

Written by James Herbert

Narrated by Robert Powell

Three nights of terror at the house called Edbrook.

Three nights in which David Ash, there to investigate a haunting will be victim of horrifying and maleficent games.

Three nights in which he will face the blood-chilling enigma of his own past.

Three nights before Edbrook's dreadful secret will be revealed.... And the true nightmare will begin

Remember with Fear!

'Disturbing atmosphere and constant unpleasant shocks' Daily Mail

• Language: English
• Publisher: Pan Macmillan
• Release date: May 4, 2007
• ISBN: 9780230531604

James Herbert

James Herbert was not only Britain’s number one bestselling writer of chiller fiction, a position he held ever since publication of his first novel, but was also one of our greatest popular novelists. Widely imitated and hugely influential, his twenty-three novels have sold more than fifty-four million copies worldwide, and have been translated into over thirty languages, including Russian and Chinese. In 2010, he was made the Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Convention and was also awarded an OBE by the Queen for services to literature. His final novel was Ash. James Herbert died in March 2013.

Reviews for Haunted

[Angela Kelly · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hands down one of the best haunted stories I've read in a long time. I just realized it's a series so will definitely be checking those out.

A lifelong long skeptic known for discrediting psychics, fortune tellers, hauntings, possessions, etc. at some point joins forces with an Institute. They have received a request to investigate a haunting and David is assigned to the case.

Once David arrives he gets straight to work. This investigation will be his most challenging yet though. An unlikely alliance has been formed that will have David rethinking his lifelong positions on the paranormal as well as a bit of soul searching within himself. Well done and never lags going out with a bang!

[andrew · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well done. Solid example of a slow burner ghost story.

[scorpiocurse · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the atmosphere of this book, its characters were very real yet the ending was predictable to me. But, then again I read a lot of horror/supernatural books. Overall, a good little read.

[Jennifer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This has been such a treat to listen to; my favorite sub genre of horror: haunted places and ghost. With that being said, I’ve felt like every audiobook recently listened to has become redundant. I’m very glad I read the comments first or else I may have lost out on this gem. It’s a must read/listen to. Your brain will thank you.

[mikemillertime · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A classically written and composed haunted house / ghost story, Haunted is written with wonderfully lyrical prose but settles for cliched genre tropes. The story has a very rich and creepy atmosphere and tone that builds nicely to its big climax, but unfortunately the story's plot was just far too familiar, removing much of its would-be suspense.

[barpurple · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I can't deny this book has the creapy, unsettling atmosphere that you'd expect from James Herbet, but I felt there was something missing. I can't put my finger on what exactly, but I was left unimpressed. I think this one might merit another reading in the furture, when I might find that ellusive something that I missed first time round.

[bookwoman247 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

David Ash, a skeptic who investigates paranormal phenomena, has been called to Edbrook, an isolated, decaying, country estate by the family who claim that the place is being visited by ghosts.This was probably pretty muh a typical hanted house horror story, with, perhaps, a surprise or two.However, I loved it! I enjoyed it more than Stephen King's The Shining, or Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House. I'm not sue why that is. I cannot say that the writing was superior in any way. It may even have been a bit weaker. I suppose it boils down to a matter of personal taste.

[rsplenda477 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A great example of the subgenre of haunted house horror. It's been awhile since I've read it, but I do remember that it was very good, and should be read by horror fans.

[ladyblossom · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Could not put it down, fabulous.

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Thought so. That was creepy, disturbing and strange. I read it as 80s Horror and could have used it for ghosts and haunted houses. This is the story of a man working for a psychic research institute who mostly debunks psychics and haunted house stories finding himself in a house that the occupants claim is haunted. There's a lot of strange stuff happening when he arrives and his usual crutch of alcohol may not work this time. There's no phone and it's the 80s.Oh man, that was twisted. I'm not sure how some of the events in the plot worked but that was a twisted story that I'm not sure David Ash is going to recover any time soon from. I did get one of the major twists fairly early on, but still I was creeped out by it all.It did display a bit too much commentary on the female characters with a lot of value judgements based on appearance.