Within That Room!

by John Russell Fearn

Vera's eccentric Uncle Cyrus dies, leaving her his home - an old castle in Surrey - in his will. Having never seen the place, she decides to go and spend a few days there to decide what to do with it. On arrival at the local railway station, Vera learns that the castle is believed to be haunted. The housekeepers at the castle confirm this and urge her to sell it. Then Vera discovers that one of the rooms is always kept locked because it contains an evil presence. But she is determined to find out what is in there...

256 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2005

About the author

A prolific author in various genres under his own name, John Francis Russell Fearn also used these pseudonyms: Astron del Martia, Brian Shaw, Conrad G. Holt, Dennis Clive, Frank Jones, Geoffrey Armstrong, Griff, Hugo Blayn, John Russell, K. Thomas Mark Denholm, Paul Lorraine, Polton Cross, Spike Gordon, Thornton Ayre, Vargo Statten, Volsted Gridban, Dom Passante, John Cotton, Ephriam Winiki, Lawrence F. Rose, Earl Titan, Ephraim Winiki.

John Russell Fearn was an extremely prolific and popular British writer, who began in the American pulps, then almost single-handedly drove the post-World War II boom in British publishing with a flood of science fiction, detective stories, westerns, and adventure fiction. He was so popular that one of his pseudonyms became the editor of Vargo Staten’s Science Fiction Magazine in the 1950’s! His work is noted for its vigor and wild imagination. He has always had a substantial cult following and has been popular in translation around the world.

Reviews

[Maya Kirisaki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not very good but still decently enjoyable. The main characters seem to be incredibly stupid, taking no precautions against someone they believe to be up to no good, barely trying to hide their suspicions.