“Menacing demons wondrous miracles sinister magic and vivid characters make Thief a
compulsive lightning-paced tales that almost begs to be read aloud.”— Miami Herald One of
horror master and international bestselling author Clive Barker’s classic early novels—the tale
of a haunted house with many a dark secret now available as a Harper Perennial Olive Edition.
Be careful what you wish for it might just come true . . . Mr. Hood's Holiday House has stood
for a thousand years welcoming children into its embrace. It is a place of miracles where
every whim may be satisfied. There is a price to be paid of course but young Harvey Swick
bored with his life and beguiled by Mr. Hood's wonders does not consider the consequences. It
is only when the house shows its darker face—when Harvey discovers the pitiful creatures that
dwell in its shadows—that he comes to doubt Mr. Hood's generosity. But the house and its
mysterious architect will not release Harvey without a battle. Mr. Hood has plans for his young
guest a boy whose soul burns brighter than any he has encountered in ten centuries. . . .
