of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London After horrors and more horrors, Lucy discovers a way out of the room through a hidden passageway near the only window. They all fall through into darkness just as the room overflows with blood and end up in a narrow, stone corridor, filled with cobwebs, a sure sign of Visitation, but at least the blood is gone. They go along the passageway and come to a spiral staircase leading down. Lucy slides her hand along the stone wall as they descend and begins to sense things—the stamping of boots, the scrape of swords, the voices of many men. Someone is moaning in fear and pain. Then the screaming begins! Lucy pulls her hand away, and the sounds cease. But only for a moment. The screams return and become louder. They’d thought the legendary screaming staircase was the one in the main building, but it must have been this old, derelict one. No one else can hear the screams. OK, they may not save your life like a sword-tip or an iron circle can, and they haven't the protective power of a sudden wall of fire. But they do provide something just as vital. They help keep you sane.”

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involving the actual "screaming staircase" and that was probably one of my favourite parts of the book. My only complaints would be that the characters acted and spoke a lot older than their age, and the setting didn't seem modern day - even though there were TVs and cars and bank wiring, it seemed more Victorian era/early 1900s to me. I would have liked to have known more about how Visitors became so prevalent as well, but I'm sure there'll be Shame we can't use caged cats, like Tom Rotwell did,' George remarked. 'They're the most sensitive indicator of all, apparently - *if* you can stand the yowling.” But certainly the two best-known tales in the neighborhood - the key hauntings, if you will - concern the Red Room and the Screaming Staircase.' He continued: “For several years I’ve watched a large group of supremely talented people come together and work untiringly through a pandemic to produce a fabulous adaptation of my story. It’s been an overwhelming experience: thrilling, inspiring and emotional.” The caretaker was certainly very ancient, a tight and desiccated thing from which all softness and moisture had long since been extracted.”I shook him firmly, slapped the side of his face. 'George, you've got to wake up! George, *please.* Are you okay?' And to bubble bath? There were bubbles all over the jar. You put some nice soapy fragrance in that water, and...' I stared at him. 'Do you get in the tub with it, George?'