En route to their honeymoon in the Scottish Highlands, Paul and Carol Wilson lose their way in an unseasonable blizzard and are forced to take shelter in remote Ardvreck House.
But this sprawling, dilapidated Victorian mansion, with its reputation as the scene of violent unsolved mysteries, is also playing host to an eclectic and mysterious group of people who are engaged in a bizarre experiment. It soon becomes clear that even more threatening than the worsening storm outside are the dangers within: The Wilsons and the rest of the assembled company may not survive their stay, as Ardvreck House, home to a century-old evil, refuses to give up its long-buried secret - the devil in the darkness.
Renowned professor of astronomy Archie Roy was also a prominent researcher in the field of the paranormal. Drawing heavily on his own experience and investigations, Devil in the Darkness (1978) is a chilling haunted house story in the tradition of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House and Richard Matheson's Hell House. This new edition makes Roy's sixth novel available in America for the first time and includes a new introduction by Greg Gbur.
‘Exciting thriller, as good as a Hammer movie, with supernatural doings in an evil mansion.’ - Alastair Philips, Glasgow Herald
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Book Description hardcover. Condition: Good. The book is an ex-school copy, and comes with internal/external school markings. Dust Jacket and a clear plastic jacket included. Pages have no notes or highlighting. The cover and spine have some wear. Seller Inventory # L0104054
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near fine first edition of this last novel from the great astrophysicist from Scotland, Archie Roy. Perhaps some light scuffing to back of jacket, and yellowing to pages, else fine. Signed and inscribed by Archie and his wife, Frances, on ffep. Seller Inventory # 1609