Because it’s slow, the payoffs take a long time to present themselves. Although the book is slow and much of it is about how the doctor tries to convince the girl that the objects and people tormenting her are harmless, there was a spookiness to the tale that I enjoyed. It never happens that way, but the woman called Aunt Sarai does seem to terrorize the child. I wanted to see the scary witch painting come alive and attack the poor little girl. What drew me to read Witch House was the intriguing cover. The residents of the town could be plucked from one of Stephen King’s novels in that they embody the small New England townsfolk who tell stories about the folks that “live the house.” Yet, this book was written in 1945, long before King’s career. The house reminds me of the movie The Woman in Black although it is distinctly American, but the house is also separated from the town by water. Most of the ghostly legends center around Aunt Sarai, a woman who ruled the house with an iron fist and who may still rule from beyond the grave. The three adults must live together for the terms of the will if they wish to retain ownership, but when the ghost activity gets physical and people start dying, even the ownership doesn’t seem like that big of a loss if they want to save their lives. Also residing in the house are the girl’s mother, and her two male cousins.

The doctor’s task is to confront and cure a small girl who has either been seeing poltergeist activity or causing it. This house is inhabited by evil either imprinted there or from ghosts of past family members. We are located at 10 Sunray St., Suite 4, Whitby, Ontario, across from Landmark Cinema's 24.Witch House by Evangeline Walton is a creepy novel written in 1945.Ī doctor travels to a large ominous house on an island separated from town by a lake. You are encouraged to phone or text 90 or email to arrange a time to peruse our shop or pick up an order. What page will you turn next? Hours and LocationMinotavros Books is open by appointment only. On a journey of discovery, Minotavros Books has been helping people find and procure books for collectors, institutions, and booklovers all over the world.

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