2004-08-11 Captivating, but creepy........

This captivating tale of a "haunted house" begins fairly innocuously but such is the rate of build-up that I just couldn't put the book down! Its unclear whether the various tragedies that occur are actually down to "the house" itself (or indeed some malevolent facet of the soul of its designer/architect which may have permeated its very fabric) or whether the events are, in reality, brought about by the shortcomings or weaknesses within the character and personality of those who are affected. Can an inanimate structure really reach out to destroy you....? I'm sure part of the pleasure in reading this novel is that you can try to put yourself in the same situation then make up your own mind. Let me say its not a house I would want to live in, but I wish I'd been the one to write it's story....!