I was looking forward to reading "The Ancient"after reading Muriel Gray's other novels "The Trickster" and "Furnace". I was, however, very disappointed to find it reading like a screen play from a bad horror movie, with actors whom one has never heard of and will probably never hear of again. Ms. Gray seems to have grown lazy. The characters are cardboard, the supposedly frightening scenes were simply laughable at best. If you have never read Muriel Gray before, don't start with this book. I would recommend "The Trickster". Characters are much more believable and I found my self looking over my shoulder. A book definately to be read with as many lights on as possible. In other words; scary stuff!
