The Visitors

<p>The Powell family has almost given up on finding an affordable New England house to rent for the summer when the agent shows them the old Twitchell place offered at a suspiciously low price. What everyone in town - except the Powells - knows is that the place has been haunted ever since cantankerous sea captain Ebenezer Twitchell murdered his wife and mistress and hid their bodies in the cellar. </p><p>At first the ghosts aren't too much of a problem although the flying dishes and blood-dripping walls are a bit of a nuisance. But when old Uncle George arrives for a visit and the ghosts sink his boat it becomes clear their intentions are murderous and that the Powells' relaxing summer vacation has turned into a terrible nightmare....</p><p>A pitch-perfect blend of horror and humor with just the right balance of scares and laughs <em>The Visitors</em> (1965) was adapted for the William Castle film <em>The Spirit Is Willing</em> (1967). This first-ever reprint features the original dust jacket art by Charles Addams (<em>The Addams Famil</em>y).</p><p>[An] expertly spun yarn droll and exciting which moves swiftly and harrowingly to the last paragraph. - <em>Boston Globe</em></p><p>A pot-pourri of the realistic and fantastic; of slapstick and hair-raising terror ... side-splitting suspenseful. - <em>Tulsa World</em></p><p>Once you begin this intriguing tale each chapter ending with a blood-curdling crisis you will be unable to put the book aside until the final dramatic climax. - <em>Atlanta Journal</em></p><p>A most amusing and engaging ghost story ... for those who are looking for an ingenious plot zany entertainment and a fast moving charming story it is tops. - <em>Baltimore Sun</em></p>