ABANDON HOPE, ALL YE WHO ENTER YORK HOUSE

It was such a lively old house, elegant and airy, but it had one minor flaw. The people who checked in, never checked out-alive.

Undaunted by rumors of evil, Cathy Lockwood walked right into the festering heart of the crumbling mansion, determined to find her brother. She was sure he was alive-in some form-and she swore she'd rip York House apart, timber by timber, to find him.

She thought nothing human or inhuman could scare her away-until she confronted the horrifying secret that waited for her in the dark, fetid basement. The she could scream to high heaven, but only hell would hear her.