A review by judyward
Elsewhere by William Peter Blatty

3.0

Elsewhere is the name of a creepy old mansion built in the 1930s on an island in the Hudson River north of Manhatten. Given the listing, with the promise of a commission in seven figures if it is sold gives realtor, Joan Freeboard, an idea. She gathers a small group including herself, a psychic, a parapsychologist, and a well-known author and plans to spend five days living in the house so that it can be officially declared ghost-free. You know what happens--the group arrives on the island during a storm, they are cut off from contact with anyone, and strange things begin to occur (including bumps in the night). William Peter Blatty, the author of The Exorcist, has written a good old-fashioned ghost story that will hold your attention for the entire two hours that it takes to read it. The novel is just over 200 pages and when I opened it, I checked to see if I had the large print edition (I didn't). A short, but very enjoyable, read.