Ratings35
Average rating3.8
Well-structured, compelling, and truly scary ghost story. I will be looking at more Straub when the horror mood strikes me. Note that the character Sears James tells a story about himself as a young schoolteacher that is very similar to, and probably inspired by, Henry James' [b:The Turn of the Screw 12948 The Turn of the Screw Henry James https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1567172392l/12948.SY75.jpg 990886].