
But when he and Wesley, along with their older siblings, break into the building, they set off a chain of harrowing events that cannot be explained. Since Neil's favorite TV show is Ghostly Investigators, he relishes the thought of exploring the hospital for clues.

Neil's new friend Wesley quickly fills him in on the local legend of Nurse Janet, who is thought to be responsible for the patients' deaths and now haunts the abandoned building. The small upstate New York village where Claire and Anna live is home to Graylock Hall, a state psychiatric hospital that closed down 15 years earlier after several teenaged patients drowned. Gr 5-8-When Neil's father abandons the family to pursue fame in California, Neil and his teenage sister, Bree, are sent to stay with their aunts while their mother receives treatment for depression. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Scary, suspenseful, and surprising, Dan Poblocki's latest ghost story will keep you turning pages deep into the dead of night. But he's certainly not prepared for what follows him home. Neil might think he's prepared for what he'll find in the dark and decrepit asylum. He's got fresh batteries in his flashlight, a camera to document the adventure, and a new best friend watching his back. Especially since rumor has it that the building is haunted.

Eventually, the hospital was shut down, the building abandoned and left to rot deep in the woods.Īs the new kid in town, Neil Cady wants to see Graylock for himself.

Several young patients died under mysterious circumstances. It was meant to be a place of healing - a hospital where children and teenagers with mental disorders would be cared for and perhaps even cured. An abandoned asylum holds the key to a frightful haunting.Įveryone's heard the stories about Graylock Hall.
