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A retired, childless couple living alone in a quaint New England farmhouse.A strange but friendly young man who comes to repair the furnaceAnd then, a few weeks later, a disturbing discovery.Some kind of creature is living in the crawlspace under the house. In a sort of nest... surrounded by dried bones and the half-eaten bodies of small animals. From that moment on, Albert and Alice Graves are locked in relationship of mingled love and hate.And blood-chilling icy terror.REVIEWS"CRAWLSPACE is to be read all night by the light of the moon... a horror story from which there is no exit."—Kirkus Reviews"COMPELLING, MACABRE..."—Book WorldIn the tradition of Night Must Fall or even The Collector... CHILLING!"—Book-of-the-Month Club News"His book will give you a good goose-pimpling run for your money. No one can be satisfied until he knows for sure how it all comes out."—Thomas Lask, New York Times