The Night School

by Michael Paine

The author of Steel Ghosts has found a new place for terror. When an abandoned school is renovated, the ghosts of its past come alive, bringing new meaning to the term school spirit. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425209164
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Berkley
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

A Horrifying Education

I found THE NIGHT SCHOOL to be a delightfully entertaining read. It's a ghost story, but things more than just go bump in the night. For the splatter fans, the decapitations and killing sprees are totally satisfying. For those wanting a book with a more substantial story than bloody high school hallways, this is where the real pleasure of the book is. The answer to the central mystery of the haunting takes to task America's own foundational mythology, highlighting a little-known true incident concerning one of our founding fathers. They say the truth is never pretty, and in this case that's certainly true. THE NIGHT SCHOOL is a fictional scenario that illustrates the dire consequences of (literally) burying the truth. Genre fans, this book should be on your summer reading list!

scary haunted house ghost story

EdEntCo has bought what was once George Washington High School, which he intends to renovate into the Washington Academy, a place where the wealthy and powerful can send their children. The neighborhood knows that something evil resides inside the building and some residents warn Principal D. Michael Canning when he inspects the edifice one night. He ignores their prattle and enters the schoolhouse; in the basement he finds a walled up room. After tearing the wall down, D. Michael finds a headless skeleton; but instead of calling the police he places the remains back where they were and reseals the room. When school starts, screams echo throughout the building leading to everyone on edge. Acts of violence happen without any warning; soon occupants begin killing one another. Shortly afterward the Ghost of Washington Academy occupies a robot that the students are building and demands they find his head or face more of his wrath. Unless EdEntCo comes up with a plan ASAP, the ghost will continue his vengeance killings. Anyone who appreciates a scary haunted house ghost story should look no further than THE NIGHT SCHOOL. Unlike some horror thrillers that concentrate exclusively on action, this haunting story line develops the characters in a manner reminiscent of King or Koontz. Though readers will agree on simply shutting down the lethal school (money interests aside), Michael Paine provides a book that Poltergeist lovers will enjoy. Harriet Klausner