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The Manse

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My name is Steve O'Kelley. I met Lisa at the book signing of "The Manse" in Fayetteville, NC in 1988 or 89 and I loved it more than any other book to date. I have also read the two after it. I would love to get others. The use of fingers as a horror tool is brilliant. I have been trying to get the bookstores in California to carry her books. I would like to see them here. thanks for this opportunity to let you know how much I loved it

"The Manse" by Lisa W. Cantrell Is an amazing read!The characters are very likable!The story line will draw you in and keep you reading well into the night!I loved this book I didn't want to put it down! I Highly recommend!! Great read!!

I have to say that this is porobably one of my favorite horror stories to date. My freshman year in highschool (2008-2009) we were given a book report to do. As long as it was appropriate, we could do any book we wanted. So, i asked my friend if I could borrow this one. Little did i know that it would give me nightmares, nor did i know that it would be the book that got me into horror novels.

The Manse is an old home whose origional owners gave permission to the town to use as the widely popular haunted house each halloween. However, little do they know that The Manse's bloody history has actually manifested itself into a real-life House of Horrors. There are so many twists to the home's history, and the author leaves you turning the page in anticipation of what horrific scenes lie ahead.

I did enjoy most of the book, but felt it could have been shorter. There were too many peripheral characters and couldn't help but see the influence of Stephen King and Ramsey Campbell, even Charles L. Grant. Not to say that Ms. Cantrell isn't a an original writer. I liked the overall twist on the haunted house theme. While most haunted house stories inevitably explain the source of the terror, The Manse keeps you wanting, giving the impression that the evil could be as limitless as hell itself. The scenes in which the main characters came face to face with the evil within the Manse manifesting itself was, as another reviewer noted, creepy, and a much quicker pageturner than the exposition parts of the novel, which seemed to drudge along at times. As a first novel, it was excellent. I haven't read anymore of her work to date, but look forward to. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a short, sharp fright.

A group of friends put on a Haunted House exhibit each Halloween. Little do they know that the nig, creaky house that they use (The Manse) really is haunted. Predictable, but fun. Suitable for adolescents.

This was Lisa's best work. If you can get it, read it! The artwork on the cover is also the best I've ever seen, but then that's because it's Bob Eggleton's work!

I took a trip through the Manse and enjoyed it very much. Lisa is a good writer. I found the Manse chilling and wish she would write a sequel.