Isolated in its high valley of hidden marshes, Lowlake lurked bleak and forbidding, avoided by all but the hardiest locals. Yet to Amanda's dad, it seems welcoming. So they moved in. Amanda, Dan and their father. Into a house that was already a home. Trying to ignore the feeling of...something. Because Lowlake was only bricks and mortar. Miles from anywhere, but definately only bricks and mortar. Just ancient masonry and antique fittings...and the faint thuds of running feet. The sly whispers. The sinister giggling...

 

 

This book features in the following series: Point Horror, Point Horror Unleashed .

There are 192 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by Scholastic .

Roger Davenport became a writer after careers as actor, advertising executive, and theater manager. Among his TV writing credits are episodes of All Creatures Great and Small , Bergerac , and The Bill , and his books for young people have been published by The Bodley Head, Bloomsbury, Red Fox, Scholastic, and Oxford University Press. He lives with his wife, Joanna, in London, England.