The Last Night

By: Steve McElhenny

Narrated by: Will Duzington

They went to Davenport Manor, thinking it would be their last night together. They were right.

The year is 1984. It may not be the dystopian future envisioned by George Orwell, but instead the year that Kenny Loggins brought us Footloose. It was also the year that four teenage boys from the small English town of Hulmsford spent an ill-fated night in Davenport Manor—a notorious building from local legend synonymous with tragedy, cruelty, and murder.

As the night progresses, so do the supernatural and insidious events that will pit the boys into a desperate battle—not only for their sanity and survival, but against each other.

The Last Night is a haunted house novel infused with sardonic humour, Portmanteau horror, and 80s nostalgia.

©2025 Steve Mcelhenny (P)2025 Steve Mcelhenny

Boys just want to have fun… scary fun

Four teenage boys spend a night together in an infamous mansion that was the scene of brutality, criminal activities and murders. The boys reason that if they can make it through a night there, they can make it anywhere their paths take them. The creepy house and its supernatural occupants seem to have other ideas. This novella was funny, scary and horrible at times and elicited a whole range of emotions from happy, tearful, scared and angry. Bravo, Steve! Another lesson learned is teenage boys do stupid stuff and I’ll keep a sharp eye on my grandsons. The narration was outstanding and brought the right tone to the characters and well described scenes in this horror story.

Scary/funny

Great horror comedy book, scares you and also makes you laugh at same time. Very well done and very well written. Definitely recommend as it's very enjoyable. 5 Stars from me.

Fun and entertaining!!

The Last Night by Steve McElhenny
Narrated by Will Duzington
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(4.5 rounded up)

A 1980’s mystery story always makes for a great read!! This is a supernatural/haunted house story that has some creep, some laughs and lots of suspense!
Four teenage friends plan a night out to Davenport Manor to try and have some spooky fun! It will be a night to remember for the boys!

This is a well written and exciting novella! It has great imagery and the story really sucked me in.

I listened to the audio and the narrator was very good and helped bring the story to life!

*I recommend checking out this entertaining novella!*

Great story

Loved the narrator and engaging story. Loved the whole aspect of the story. Not a typical story of the kind. Enjoying

Fun 80s horror

I liked the 80s references. All the characters worked well. had a nice creepy feel. the narrator did a good job bringing everyone to life.