I found this an intriguing book, written in the 70s about events taking place presumably in the late 40s early 50s. The title is a bit "melodramatic"...(sounds more like a gothic romance novel)..but the story itself is interesting. I found myself not so much taken by the "ghost story" as the events themselves...50 odd years ago this family was able to lease a mansion for $3600 a year... 17 miles outside of Philadelphia complete with original furnishings and virtually unchanged for many years...surrounded by farms and fields. I am not familiar with this particular area, but I can only imagine what kind of development has overtaken it today. I find myself wondering what became of the "underground tomb" that the author and his son found at the edge of a field. In short,the book's overwhelming impression to me is not so much the ghost story (although it's interesting) as the situation in which the family was involved to let events play out. The author's wife irritated me as she was seemingly more concerned with the dust and dirt the old house generated (typical 50's) than the surroundings themselves. Many pages of how the wife needed a housekeeper to help her keep the house "spotless" and how these employees wouldn't stay (yawn). I couldn't help thinking what I wouldn't give to have experienced the place as these people did! So I give it 4 stars for storyline, but probably 4.5 for atmosphere. Like the other reviewer I thought it would be interesting to check out the area, but I thought surely the place had been torn down long ago to make way for suburbia, and it seems I was right.

I can't believe that this book is out of print! The story is so intriguing about the Cameron family renting this old mansion house right after WWII. They are plagued by sounds and smells that only have paranormal explanations. Night Stalks the Mansion is a very well-written tale that captures the readers attention to the last sentence. I recommend that the publisher get off their duff and start printing more copies!

The Cameron family's paranormal adventure began with a For Lease ad in a newspaper. Harold Cameron's company had transferred him to Philadelphia shortly after WWII. The family of seven was living in a motel room and having difficulty finding housing. The Mansion with its seventeen rooms and seven additional basement rooms seemed like the perfect solution to their overcrowding problem.

The first ghostly occurrence happened when Harold went to inspect the house after some renovations had been done just before the family moved in. The library door opened and he heard a woman on the stairs despite not being able to see her. The family was to experience much more: cold spots, bad smells, room invasions etc. in their nearly two years occupancy due to an unbreakable lease.

I read some of these other reviews and I wonder what book they read. The house is in Wynne, Pennsylvania just 17 miles outside of Philadelphia on Plum Tree Lane. I have read this book several times. I find the style very appealing in that it reads like a novel but is really a true story. The only thing that could make this book a more enjoyable and exciting read would be photographs of the house, grounds and Cameron family from the time period when they were in residence at the Mansion.