Addison House

Maybe it's because I grew up in the 80's but THIS is exactly what I think of when I think of haunted house stories. We don't need to spend the first 80 percent of the book wondering if the main character is going out of their mind, the evil is real. In the first 10 pages, the floorboards slide apart and an evil hand reaches up to grab a book to pull back through the floor. The reader sees the evil even when the characters can't.
Is it campy? Yes, but it is also creepy, and heart pounding. I don't get bothered by much, but the idea of little kids fighting off a an old evil house will do it for me. The characters are not well developed, and the kids speak some weird slang I don't think ever existed, but it's a wild ride.
Now I have to hunt down more Clare McNally.
I'm even more excited because several reviewers stated Addison House is one of her weakest stories.