It certainly sits better in my mind as a book for teens as it is the kind of book from which nightmares are born. The Hunting Ground was first released in 2011 by Orion's Children's Books, but was re-released earlier in 2012 as part of Orion's new YA imprint, Indigo. Already this year I have reviewed Michelle Harrison's Unrest and James Dawson's Hollow Pike, both of which rely heavily on the creep factor rather than blood splatter, and The Hunting Ground is another book in this vein. With the success in cinemas of The Woman in Black is would appear that the more traditional ghost stories are gaining in popularity again. Tired of vampires? All zombied out? Not a fan of gore? If you love horror and can say yes to any or all of these then The Hunting Ground by Cliff McNish might be for you. An old woman talks to ghosts - but is she in fact being controlled by them? And what of the sinister East Wing - a hideous labyrinth devised by a truly twisted mind? Can Elliott and his family escape the clutches of Glebe House? Or will they end up trapped in the endless maze of corridors, forever hunted by the dead? An old diary reveals glimpses of the mansion's past - and of a terrible tragedy. When Elliott and his brother move into the old and crumbling Glebe House they don't expect to find themselves sharing it with ghosts.
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