The House of a Hundred Whispers: The chilling must-read thriller from the master of horror

By Graham Masterton

'God, it's good' STEPHEN KING

On a windswept moor, an old house guards its secrets...

The new standalone horror novel from 'a true master of horror.'

All Hallows Hall is a rambling Tudor mansion on the edge of the bleak and misty Dartmoor. It is not a place many would choose to live. Yet the former Governer of Dartmoor Prison did just that. Now he's dead, and his children – long estranged – are set to inherit his estate.

But when the dead man's family come to stay, the atmosphere of the moors seems to drift into every room. Floorboards creak, secret passageways echo, and wind whistles in the house's famous priest hole. And then, on the same morning the family decide to leave All Hallows Hall and never come back, their young son Timmy disappears – from inside the house.

Does evil linger in the walls? Or is evil only ever found inside the minds of men?

Praise for Graham Masterton:

'A true master of horror' James Herbert
'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' Peter James
'A natural storyteller with a unique gift for turning the mundane into the terrifyingly real' New York Journal of Books
'This is a first-class thriller with some juicy horror touches. Mystery readers who don't know the Maguire novels should change that right now' Booklist
'One of Britain’s finest horror writers' Daily Mail

• Language: English
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Release date: Oct 1, 2020
• ISBN: 9781789544237

Graham Masterton

Graham Masterton (born 1946, Edinburgh) is a British horror author. Originally editor of Mayfair and the British edition of Penthouse, Graham Masterton's first novel The Manitou was published in 1976 and adapted for the film in 1978. Further works garnered critical acclaim, including a Special Edgar award by the Mystery Writers of America for Charnel House and a Silver Medal by the West Coast Review of Books for Mirror. He is also the only non-French winner of the prestigious Prix Julia Verlanger for his novel Family Portrait, an imaginative reworking of the Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. Masterton's novels often contain visceral sex and horror. In addition to his novels, Masterton has written a number of sex instruction books, including How To Drive Your Man Wild In Bed and Wild Sex for New Lovers. Visit www.grahammasterton.co.uk

Reviews for The House of a Hundred Whispers

[mazda502001 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Dartmoor, with its mists, bleak winter weather and overwhelming sense of isolation, is the perfect place to build a prison. It’s not a place many would choose to live - yet the Governor of Dartmoor Prison did just that. When Herbert Russell retired, he bought All Hallows’ Hall - a rambling Tudor mansion on the edge of the moor, and lived there all his life. Now he’s dead, and his estranged family are set to inherit his estate. But then, on the morning the family decide to leave the house once and for all, their young son Timmy goes missing.As well as Stephen King this man is my next favourite horror writer….. I’ve read his books for absolutely ages and this book was just as good as all the others. If you like a good scare and haven’t read Graham yet, do try him…..

[triduana-794064 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I like a good old haunted house story once in a while.

The premise of this story was great: haunted house, missing people, suspense etc. Unfortunately, in terms of execution, my one star is generous.

Reading this book, I didn't think this was the work of someone who has had such a prolific writing career. The way it is written is shallow and unemotional, and didn't draw me in at all. There is no showing whatsoever. When something traumatic happened, I almost didn't realise because there was no change of pace, it was all 'this happened, then after that, this happened,' all the way through. And the characters all had exactly the same voice, it was difficult to differentiate between them. Their reactions to everything that went on were also not realistic - missing child? missing husband? Never mind. Let's discuss architecture.

The horror in the book fell flat for me too. At several points in the story I actually laughed out loud when I shouldn't have done. Especially the part where Old Dewer turns round in the window, and "flapped his arms" and the part where he's hanging on to the roof of the Honda. And I can't help thinking, if they knew that he was affected by water, why didn't they just use a hosepipe?

The worst book of the year so far. Will avoid this author in the future.