The Haunted House on Hollow Hill

By: Derek Landy

Narrated by: Joe Eyre, Kit Griffiths, Kevin Hely, Colin Mace, Eve Macklin, Sam Newton

The audiobook version of the thrilling and innovative narrative podcast, including an exclusive storyline.

Gold Medal Winner at the New York Festivals Radio Awards for Best Ensemble Audiobook.

On a dark and stormy night …

Two ghost-hunting journalists arrive at the most haunted house in Britain – the Hollow Hotel. They’re here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.

Instead, they discover the body of a murdered man hanging from the rafters – the work of a killer who wields actual magic as viciously as he does his blade. With the storm closing in, all exit routes cut off, and the killer taking them out one by one, their only hope lies with the two mysterious Irish detectives who seem quite at home with all this bloodshed …

Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have only hours to figure out who the killer is in a hotel filled with the tortured spirits of the dead, the anguished wails of the dying, and the relentless whines of the living.

Exciting, standalone audio – including characters not featured in the podcast

©2024 Derek Landy (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

‘Skulduggery Pleasant has already entertained a generation, and his latest pacey hunt for a killer is The Haunted House on Hollow Hill’ Sunday Times

Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series:

‘A writer at the height of his powers … Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ Irish Independent

‘Fast and funny’ The Times

‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan

‘Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages’ Irish Mail on Sunday

‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud

‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express

‘Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian

‘Gripping’ Observer

‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue’ Irish Times

‘A rip-roaring adventure’ Irish Sunday Independent

Amazing

I love Derek Landy and I’ve been listening to these books since I was a kid! I absolutely love these books and I’ll recommend them until I’m in the ground

😍 love it

Amazing this audio brought the story to another level please please continue this style with the music the drama the everything skulduggery has never been so real listening to it can’t wait the the next!!!!

Return to Form

I found this genuinely enjoyable. The story feels like a return to the series' golden age. Hilarious dialogue. Memorable characters. Murder mystery with some twists. Some good worldbuilding. A satisfying end. Good mixture of action, emotion, horror, drama, and comedy. All great stuff made better by the actors' performances. The post-credits story is also absolutely hilarious and unexpected.

Loud Credits with Music Overtop of the Performance

This starts off strong but around the 13:55 mark, in the middle of a scene with several characters speaking, the end credits suddenly begin while the story performance continues. It’s nearly impossible to make out anything of either audio track other than “This has been a production of -“ and so I returned the book. It seems like the audio publishers weren’t paying attention when they combined the episodes of the podcast into a single audiobook.