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The House of a Hundred Whispers

The House of a Hundred Whispers

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  • Author：Graham Masterton
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Summary

On a windswept moor， an old house guards its secrets。。。 The new stand-alone 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 Governor 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？

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Reviews

Lisa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tired， boring tropes。 Annoying characters， even the kid。 And I gather from reading some spoiler reviews， a gang rape scene？！ Uh， unusual way to liven things up。

Caroline victory ，

Stephen King is right- “ God， it’s good”Just read it- awesome storyline- does start out a little slow and lingers a bit in the middle but hang in there it’s worth it- unbelievable ending， worth it。 I highly recommend this book and I can promise it won’t insult your intelligence- he’s a great writer！

Gemma ♕ Bookish Gems ，

Super creepy setting and a very interesting plot！

Litio Broie ，

Me costó meterme en la historia， de hecho abandoné la lectura durante un par de semanas， pero finalmente llegué al punto de no retorno y pude disfrutar de la novela。La única pega es el pequeño Timmy， que parece estar casi de adorno。。。 Cualquier escritor habría montado una trama sobre la herencia y el niño， pero Masterton no ha querido， de hecho lo que pasa con Timmy es raro y no muy claro。 Ese es el punto más débil， y teniendo en cuenta que es la columna vertebral de la historia creo que se podr Me costó meterme en la historia， de hecho abandoné la lectura durante un par de semanas， pero finalmente llegué al punto de no retorno y pude disfrutar de la novela。La única pega es el pequeño Timmy， que parece estar casi de adorno。。。 Cualquier escritor habría montado una trama sobre la herencia y el niño， pero Masterton no ha querido， de hecho lo que pasa con Timmy es raro y no muy claro。 Ese es el punto más débil， y teniendo en cuenta que es la columna vertebral de la historia creo que se podría haber cuidado más。Los intentos， fallidos o no， de contactar con el más allá son brillantes。 Eso y la luna llena， y tenemos las cuatro estrellas。 Me habría gustado darle la quinta pero hay puntos muy flojos que no se pueden pasar por alto。 。。。more

Ms。 Perez 📖 ，

4。5 What an ending…。

Jill - Reader in the Rue Morgue ，

This was such a unique horror novel， and unlike anything I've read before！ I loved the story， the atmosphere， and the real history that was incorporated！ The story was set in modern day， on the Dartmoor moors in Devon， England， and it was such a spooky atmosphere。 Since the author himself is British， he used language and slang that made you feel as if you were really there with the characters。 Overall， I absolutely loved this book because of how unique， clever， and creepy it was。 I can't wait to This was such a unique horror novel， and unlike anything I've read before！ I loved the story， the atmosphere， and the real history that was incorporated！ The story was set in modern day， on the Dartmoor moors in Devon， England， and it was such a spooky atmosphere。 Since the author himself is British， he used language and slang that made you feel as if you were really there with the characters。 Overall， I absolutely loved this book because of how unique， clever， and creepy it was。 I can't wait to read more Masterton in the future。 。。。more

Heidi ，

4。5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Hallows Hall is a house of whispers behind the walls。 The owner of the house Herbert Russell suffers an untimely death leaving the home to be cared for by his 3 heirs （2 sons & daughter） They are to care for the home until 5 year old Timmy （his grandson） comes of age。 Little Timmy suddenly disappears while they are all gathered for the reading of the will。 What ensues is a twisty mysterious heck of a ride as the evil that lurks behind the very walls is unearthed。 Supernatural， exorci 4。5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2 Hallows Hall is a house of whispers behind the walls。 The owner of the house Herbert Russell suffers an untimely death leaving the home to be cared for by his 3 heirs （2 sons & daughter） They are to care for the home until 5 year old Timmy （his grandson） comes of age。 Little Timmy suddenly disappears while they are all gathered for the reading of the will。 What ensues is a twisty mysterious heck of a ride as the evil that lurks behind the very walls is unearthed。 Supernatural， exorcism， decontamination， mysterious， horror， witchery and a very intriguing read that will keep you wondering where could Timmy have disappeared to。 Read in a Readathon with Harpiesinthetrees。 。。。more

Angélica ，

El primer libro que considero de 1 estrella este año。 Y que mal， porque la premisa es interesante y comienza muy bien。 Una casa extraña que parece “poseída” por gente y una fuerza muy poderosa。 Tiene elementos de folclor celta que llaman mucho la atención。 Y además comienza y plantea muy bien el misterio， ademas de tener notas de humor。 Por momentos me recordaba a Beetlejuice。Sin embargo a partir del 30% del libro comienza a decaer。 Comienzan SPOILERS: De por si los personajes femeninos son clic El primer libro que considero de 1 estrella este año。 Y que mal， porque la premisa es interesante y comienza muy bien。 Una casa extraña que parece “poseída” por gente y una fuerza muy poderosa。 Tiene elementos de folclor celta que llaman mucho la atención。 Y además comienza y plantea muy bien el misterio， ademas de tener notas de humor。 Por momentos me recordaba a Beetlejuice。Sin embargo a partir del 30% del libro comienza a decaer。 Comienzan SPOILERS: De por si los personajes femeninos son clichés y solo están para llorar y gritar。 La única que parece tener un pequeño aporte， por supuesto es chichona y solo esta para…Chan Chan Chan: ser violada… una escena que no aporta nada y que después de que sucede， el personaje deja de ser importante para la trama。 El que importa es el personaje que la salva…ah y luego comienza tanta incoherencia que ya es imposible pasarle al escritor tanta ridicules。 La más grande de estas es que presenta un espíritu súper poderoso， que es increíble， mata a voluntad y eso que no está libre…y muere （ya libre） siendo tirado de un barranco al río mientras iba agarrado de un coche como monstruo de película de terror jajajajaja。Me saco varias carcajadas， la verdad。 Las motivaciones de los personajes， no son nunca creíbles。Ah y por supuesto hay un pequeño guiño en que es probable que hubo otra violación -la madre de nuestro protagonista- pero lo dejan de lado porque el escritor ya ni atención pone en lo que escribe。Me he quedado o_O！ Porque no entiendo como una historia con tan excelentes elementos， una buena atmósfera， termina siendo un bodrio misógino de esta calaña。 No recomendable。 。。。more

Rebecca Todd ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book was okay。 A quote on the cover says it is ‘unique’ but it contains tropes found in almost all horror stories （missing kids， whispering， spooky house， magic etc。）。 I also found the characters unbelievable - they were exceedingly calm about all of the above。 In general the writing wasn’t brilliant - it read a bit like a fanfic at times and there was a lot of tell not show。 There is also a completely gratuitous and visceral gang rape/attempted rape scene which did not advance the plot at This book was okay。 A quote on the cover says it is ‘unique’ but it contains tropes found in almost all horror stories （missing kids， whispering， spooky house， magic etc。）。 I also found the characters unbelievable - they were exceedingly calm about all of the above。 In general the writing wasn’t brilliant - it read a bit like a fanfic at times and there was a lot of tell not show。 There is also a completely gratuitous and visceral gang rape/attempted rape scene which did not advance the plot at all。 There were also a lot of things unexplained like why Herbert Russell changed his will so that the three siblings didn’t share the house， but left it to his grandson whom he knew to not be genetically his grandson。 I thought this would be some kind of plot point but it was never explained， I suppose it was a way to generate some kind of conflict between the siblings but this also was not explored。 I liked the implication of the last line - added some darkness to an otherwise happy ending。 。。。more

melanie leeman ，

Brilliantly written and chilling horror。Most horror books are disappointing， but house of a thousand whispers delivers real chills and thrills！ I loved it x

Truth ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really wanted to like this book， and it wasn't awful。 It was terribly slow until the end and the end did not make the wait worth it。 There were so many plot holes and useless details in this book， the characters were not believable。Finally the worst part of all: I can't stand books where there is a rape scene involving a female character who gets saved by a male character just to elevate the male's character arc。 It's really is sickening to me that that seemed to be the only purpose of that， a I really wanted to like this book， and it wasn't awful。 It was terribly slow until the end and the end did not make the wait worth it。 There were so many plot holes and useless details in this book， the characters were not believable。Finally the worst part of all: I can't stand books where there is a rape scene involving a female character who gets saved by a male character just to elevate the male's character arc。 It's really is sickening to me that that seemed to be the only purpose of that， and nobody seems to talk about it。 Not to mention they don't even sum up Ada's story or her feelings on the experience。 Not surprising coming from a male author but what can you do。 She's just a spooky big breasted witch， who cares if her only purpose in the story was to demonize the ghosts and glorify Martin？ Looking past that part of the novel， it was just okay。 The best parts were the gore and the exorcisms， which felt rushed considering you had to wait nearly the entire book for it to happen。 Loved the historical aspects of the priest holes and the witching room， it was a unique take on a haunted house story。 。。。more

Balthazarinblue ，

You know how sometimes you read a book where tons of supernatural nonsense is happening and the protagonists refuse to believe it's ghosts， even when it's gotten beyond the point it can be anything else？ This was the opposite。 Spooky stuff starts happening and everyone is like， okay， yup， the devil， let's go。 I liked the plot and the lore but I couldn't really get immersed and properly creeped out because the characters didn't feel real。 No one was acting like a real human being！ You know how sometimes you read a book where tons of supernatural nonsense is happening and the protagonists refuse to believe it's ghosts， even when it's gotten beyond the point it can be anything else？ This was the opposite。 Spooky stuff starts happening and everyone is like， okay， yup， the devil， let's go。 I liked the plot and the lore but I couldn't really get immersed and properly creeped out because the characters didn't feel real。 No one was acting like a real human being！ 。。。more

Mikki ，

Would give it 3。5/5， but I can't， so I'm being nice and rounding up to a 4/5。 The story was gripping and interesting， but the characters were dull and the dialogue felt forced throughout the whole book。 The writing style made it feel like someone had just written out a movie they'd seen， without bothering to adapt the story to written form。 The pacing felt very movie-like as well， which feels unnatural for books， somehow。 All in all， I enjoyed reading it because the story was interesting， but it Would give it 3。5/5， but I can't， so I'm being nice and rounding up to a 4/5。 The story was gripping and interesting， but the characters were dull and the dialogue felt forced throughout the whole book。 The writing style made it feel like someone had just written out a movie they'd seen， without bothering to adapt the story to written form。 The pacing felt very movie-like as well， which feels unnatural for books， somehow。 All in all， I enjoyed reading it because the story was interesting， but it felt 'off' for the entire time I was reading it。 It also contains a very explicit rape scene that could and should have been left out completely。 。。。more

Rosie Vince ，

Really enjoyed this book， when it started I thought it was going to be a thriller about a lost child but the it kept twisting and turning， going in different directions I did not think everything would be able to get wrapped up by the end and we would be left hanging but it ended so well。 great story telling it had a few cheesy moments towards the end but one of my favorite books this year。

Nicholas Finch ，

Pretty much devoured this in one sitting， bar a few pages from yesterday。Very well written。 Dramatic。 Tense。 Well conceived and convincing in it’s setting across Dartmoor， Devon， England。Full of remarkably imagery that smacks of all sorts of other horror stories and movies。 This was actually screaming ‘make me a movie！’， and doing it repeatedly。The final image of the ‘malevolence’ seriously startled me into me seeing ‘Vigo’ from the famous Ghostbusters II film…。 But worth the read for sure。

Alice ，

Graham masterton has written a haunted house story with a twist。 When their father dies， Rob and his family go back to all hallows hall to wait for the lawyer but pretty soon people start going missing and the Whispering starts。 I really liked how even though this had some supernatural elements， there also was some realism such as the police interaction。 Most of the characters were loveable - there were only two I didn't like。 Mostly they were all helpful and risked alot to help out this family Graham masterton has written a haunted house story with a twist。 When their father dies， Rob and his family go back to all hallows hall to wait for the lawyer but pretty soon people start going missing and the Whispering starts。 I really liked how even though this had some supernatural elements， there also was some realism such as the police interaction。 Most of the characters were loveable - there were only two I didn't like。 Mostly they were all helpful and risked alot to help out this family and I loved that。 I loved the way this supernatural presence is looked at from experts， church officials being one of them。 It was a nice mix to throw in there。 。。。more

Cheyenne Kolosky ，

I’m quite disappointed with this book。 The premise was very interesting， and I was quite hooked at the beginning。 Then， the plot became overly-supernatural。 It was difficult to follow and even believe。 I usually get hooked on books， but I almost abandoned this one multiple times。 I held on， but then there was an unnecessary， violent， sexual scene that I don’t totally understand。 I sped-read through 75% of the book。 So disappointing。

Vicky Blanken ，

An easy， entertaining read。

ZenWhisperReader ，

The idea that this story centers around is a breath of fresh air because it has a great premise。 Unfortunately， the writing left much to be desired and the story lagged and then felt rushed at all the more interesting parts。

K。V。 Martins ，

This was my first Masterton book。 Overall， I liked it but it did get out of control for me towards the end （had to suspend a lot of belief）。 Some odd metaphors， and I wondered why Timmy's parents （child who went missing） seemed to be so calm and in control。 I found the first 60% or so of the book really entertaining， fast-paced and with lots of intriguing unanswered questions。 I'll read more by Masterton。 This was my first Masterton book。 Overall， I liked it but it did get out of control for me towards the end （had to suspend a lot of belief）。 Some odd metaphors， and I wondered why Timmy's parents （child who went missing） seemed to be so calm and in control。 I found the first 60% or so of the book really entertaining， fast-paced and with lots of intriguing unanswered questions。 I'll read more by Masterton。 。。。more

Amanda ，

I thoroughly enjoyed this book， and I couldn't put it down！ I thoroughly enjoyed this book， and I couldn't put it down！ 。。。more

John Hall ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It has been a while since I read Graham Masterton but this book is up their with his best even if it was a little far fletched it is still a brilliant read。 The Governor of HM Dartmoor Prison has retired and retreated to an shabby old mansion in the middle of nowhere a pile that frightened his children when they were little and is haunted as all good old houses are。 When the children return as adults after their father's death they are stunned to learn that not only will they not be inheriting t It has been a while since I read Graham Masterton but this book is up their with his best even if it was a little far fletched it is still a brilliant read。 The Governor of HM Dartmoor Prison has retired and retreated to an shabby old mansion in the middle of nowhere a pile that frightened his children when they were little and is haunted as all good old houses are。 When the children return as adults after their father's death they are stunned to learn that not only will they not be inheriting the house held in trust for a grandson but they are to shoulder the bill for upkeeping it for the next following 13 years。 In addition their father had a significant gambling habit that had left him virtually without funds and the children are pushed to contest the will but before they can the grandson disappears without trace。 Overnight people walk the halls and speak in hushed whispers and it becomes clear that their is malevolent presence in the house。 When it becomes clear that their father was murdered with the discovery of the murder weapon and that Timmy the grandson cannot be found despite extensive searches of the local area one of the sons Rob becomes a suspect due to his DNA on the weapon。 While forensic checks are carried out another son Martin also vanishes without trace and the remaining members of the family recruit psychic and spiritual help in understanding their predicament。 When the first psychic disappears into a wall having found an hidden room into another time or dimension before two spiritual mediums one a healer and the other a priest both die while trying to spiritually cleanse the premises while the prisoners within the hidden room trapped by supernatural forces can never leave the house but are able to move around and once a month be alive due to the full moon create havoc before Rob tackles a demon with the one clue on how to defeat it a success thereby releasing all the supernatural prisoners。 Those that lived and been trapped for centuries and decades simply die on leaving the house and the remaining literal prisoners are retaken into custody in this very entertaining and thoughtful book。 。。。more

Danielle ，

Very original story。 I enjoyed it。 It kept me turning pages。 I did have issues with the actions and reactions of the characters。 However， I did find the story compelling and scary。

Jane Myers ，

Couldn't wait to finish it。 Used to love a Graham Masterton horror but just dont find them scary any more Couldn't wait to finish it。 Used to love a Graham Masterton horror but just dont find them scary any more 。。。more

Kathryn Ford ，

I really enjoyed this book。 It had so many layers to it。 The mystery and building tension was very well done。 I liked the whole combination of ancient mythology of the moors， drewid lore， and Catholic persercution。 The characters were also very interesting， and I especially liked Martin's story arc and how he grew as a character。 If you like haunted houses books， then you absolutely have to read this book。 I really enjoyed this book。 It had so many layers to it。 The mystery and building tension was very well done。 I liked the whole combination of ancient mythology of the moors， drewid lore， and Catholic persercution。 The characters were also very interesting， and I especially liked Martin's story arc and how he grew as a character。 If you like haunted houses books， then you absolutely have to read this book。 。。。more

Triduana ，

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 ch 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。 （view spoiler）[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？ （hide spoiler）] The worst book of the year so far。 Will avoid this author in the future。 。。。more

Tracy ，

Awful。 Plot holes bigger than the Meteor Crater and a completely unnecessary rape scene。

Meghan Kathleen ，

CW: I need to start off with there is a r*pe scene about 2/3 into the book。 It’s not super graphic， but if that’s something you， like me need to look out for， it’s in there。 this is the most white male horror movie plot。 It had cliché haunting horror movie/book points。 Enough so that every time one of those popped up I texted my husband， and he asked why I was still reading it。 That being said， female characters are week with nothing to them。 With cliché characteristics that I’m tired of seeing。 CW: I need to start off with there is a r*pe scene about 2/3 into the book。 It’s not super graphic， but if that’s something you， like me need to look out for， it’s in there。 this is the most white male horror movie plot。 It had cliché haunting horror movie/book points。 Enough so that every time one of those popped up I texted my husband， and he asked why I was still reading it。 That being said， female characters are week with nothing to them。 With cliché characteristics that I’m tired of seeing。 With that even the male characters where flat。 It was about till half way through the book when I was finally think “oh， this is original” but let me down as it continues to be the same plot that I’ve already seen a million times before。 If I wasn’t familiar with the folklore about El Silbón （the Whistler） I would have found this more original。 But it just seemed like a whitewash version of that folklore made into a predictable Netflix style horror 3 stars is generous， I could give it 2。5， but I did keep listening and wanting to know how it ended （which I saw coming a mile away） 。。。more

Mark ，

Haunted house hokum that stretches the reader’s credulity to the very limits。 Okay， but not good！

sally a reese ，

EnjoyableVery good read。 Full of mystery。 Keeps you guessing throughout the whole book it was hard to put down and the story kept moving

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