The House of Lost Souls - Hardcover

Cottam, F. G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312544324 ISBN 13: 9780312544324

Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books, 2009

Synopsis

Just weeks after four students cross the threshold of the derelict Fischer House, one of them has committed suicide and the other three are descending into madness.

            Nick Mason’s sister is one of them. To save her, Nick must join ranks with Paul Seaton—the only person to have visited the house and survive. But Paul is a troubled man, haunted by otherworldly visions that even now threaten his sanity.

            Desperate, Nick forces Paul to go back into the past, to the secret journal of beautiful photographer Pandora Gibson-Hoare and a debauched gathering in the 1920s, and to the dark legacy of Klaus Fischer—master of the unspeakable crime and demonic proceedings that have haunted the mansion for decades.

            Because now, the Fischer House is beckoning, and some old friends have gathered to welcome Paul back. . . .

About this title

About the Author

F. G. Cottam lives in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. After a career in the magazine world, he is now a full-time novelist.

Review

"Skillful characterizations draw you into a relentlessly congealing atmosphere of menace and dread. A compulsive and truly disturbing read. I hope to see more from F. G. Cottam, and soon.”

--F. Paul Wilson, author of the Repairman Jack series

 
"A mad spiral of mystery and horror, totally engrossing and richly evocative of the decadent twenties, The House of Lost Souls is a remarkable debut."

--Keith Donohue, author of The Stolen Child

 

"The House of Lost Souls is an elegant ghost story that will keep you up all night and haunt you long after the last page."

--Carol Goodman, author of The Night Villa

 
"Energetically reviving a neglected genre, Cottam delivers convincing chills alongside engrossing and highly cinematic heroics."
--Kirkus Reviews

 
"A riveting supernatural thriller. . . . Rich in atmosphere, the book builds to a shattering finale."

--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
"Echoes of The Blair Witch Project resonate throughout this chilling novel. Cottam's ... adrenaline-charged prose is drawn tight with suspense."

--Financial Times (UK)

 
"In this brilliant and chilling novel real events in the past impact on the present and a terrible sense of foreboding will keep readers on the edge of their seats until the very last page."

--Lancashire Evening Post (UK)

 
"F.G. Cottam employs old-fashioned suspense combined with modern horror imagery to produce a fine example of the genre."

--Times Online (UK)

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312544324
• ISBN 13: 9780312544324
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352