Cribbins: A Modern Ghost Story by R. H. DixonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Review: CRIBBINS
A novel of subtle, creeping-in-on-cat-feet, psychological and supernatural horror, as only the British can manage. Understated but massively implacable, much like a silent juggernaut bearing inevitably down on one, sight unseen, sound unheard. It's Cribbins--Cribbins. Fifteen years in his grave, but you think that stops him? Absolutely not. Might as well think Candyman doesn't hold a grudge. Cribbins is personified evil, and it doesn't matter which side of the boneyard he is on. Cribbins is determined to make Sophie pay, and Cribbins is unstoppable. This novel reminded me of Henry James' "Turn of the Screw," of the supernatural novels of Shari Struthers, and of the crime noir of Rachel Abbott.
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