A woman watches from a high window as her brother approaches the house...A little girl realizes that her family's new home is trying to warn her about something...A teenager with a debilitating mental health problem starts hearing a scratching sound, coming from the attic...The Ghost of Longthorn Manor and Other Stories is a collection of short horror stories by Amy Cross. From families looking to start over in a new house, to people trying to scrape a living in a harsh world, all the characters in these stories have one thing in common. They're all about to find that death isn't necessarily the end, and that some houses harbor the most terrifying secrets.The Ghost of Longthorn Manor and Other Stories contains the new stories The Ghost of Longthorn Manor, Black Pages, Isn't This the House..., Touched, My Father's House, The Swimming Pool and The House Speaks, plus a completely new version of The Writer. This book contains scenes of violence, as well as strong language.