The Haunted will definitely appeal to horror fans, it progresses in intensity from rumors and hints of supernatural happenings to undeniable interference from otherworldly forces. I'm not a regular horror reader and the ending escalated to become a bit too intense and brutal for my tastes. I'll admit I started skimming through to the end, but that's not a detraction from the book or its quality of writing, I'm just not the primary audience for this genre. Before that, it was still very unnerving and unsettling throughout, on the edge of my comfort zone but not quite over the brink. I liked how two pieces that seemed disparate were brought together, it was a process of "okay, we understand THIS but are we going to address THAT?" It all came together very well, I just prefer adventure-style endings to horror endings.