Number seven Sycamore Avenue seemed like any other council house so when it came time to renovate there was no apparent reason to treat it any differently to any other. But while the workmen were upstairs there were a series of unexplained incidents. They heard voices and saw fires that then disappeared. At the same time all of the work was destroyed overnight.

Despite all of this they finally managed to complete the work and a young family moved in. Initially it seemed like a dream come true but Stephen started to detect some strange changes in his wife. She became obsessed with the house – he actually came home to find her conducting some sort of ritual.

As he starts to investigate the history of the house he discovers the truth behind the changes and realises that he must do something before he loses his wife and his family but he can't do this without help. A chance conversation brings a spiritualist, Markos, to his attention and together with a church elder, Saxon, they decide to defeat the evil once and for all.

The Fire House is a rather creepy little story by author Michael William Molden and revolves around a house haunted by ghosts from an earlier time. Although the concept of a ghost story is not new in the case of The Fire House it has been handled in a refreshing and original manner.

I first came across Molden's writing when I read his first book To Save my Father's Soul. At that time I considered it to be one of the best books I have ever read and I found the writing style to be incredibly well developed and totally compelling. I am delighted to say that this skill has been carried across into his latest book which, although different in style, still has the same spiritual undercurrent that I found in Father's Soul.

Michael William Molden is an exciting new writer who, if he can maintain the incredibly high standard he has set for himself, is sure to become one of the great names of the future.

Synopsis
The Fire House is a work of fiction; that must be made clear from the beginning. It is ghost story in the traditional sense of the word and yes, it centres on a haunted house. However, what makes this story so chillingly unique is the fact that it is based on actual events. Those events took place back in 1979 and for several dark months they brought utter devastation to an unassuming young family whose dreams and prospects of a perfect life were terrifyingly shattered.

"I make no secret of the fact that I have had a life-long interest in supernatural phenomena and during thirty years of open-minded research I have met many interesting and enigmatic people, none more so than the man I have characterised in The Fire House as Markos. He was a spiritualist medium and his 'gift' as he called it was in my opinion truly miraculous. He shared his gift freely with others and he brought lasting peace to countless ordinary folk. It was my good fortune to meet him in 1984 and I suppose it was inevitable that our shared interests would ensure that we soon became firm friends. Markos passed over into the spirit world he so often communicated with seven years ago and his passing left a void in my life that will never be filled. The Fire House is my tiny homage to him and others like him throughout the world who open themselves up to the derision of sceptics and selflessly use their gifts to bring comfort and hope to the hearts and minds of troubled people."

"The facts behind the ghost story you are about to read proved to me beyond any reasonable doubt that just as there are angels, there are also such things as malevolent spirits and of their evil powers we have no real comprehension...until now."