“Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.”—Neil McRobert, Esquire (Best Horror Books of 2024, So Far)
A chilling horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box
“This book isthe monster that lives inside your closet.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House
To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”
When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over, Bela understands that unless she says yes, her family will soon pay.
Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.
But Other Mommy needs an answer.
Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.
Genre: Horror
A chilling horror novel about a haunting, told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box
“This book isthe monster that lives inside your closet.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House
To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”
When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and over, Bela understands that unless she says yes, her family will soon pay.
Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parents’ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.
But Other Mommy needs an answer.
Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.
Genre: Horror
Praise for this book
"Terrifying, beguiling, bewitching, awesomely constructed, and a masterpiece of voice and dread." - Nat Cassidy
"Josh Malerman is such an insidious architect. I call all of his haunted houses home, and this just might be his most devilish design yet." - Clay McLeod Chapman
"Perfectly frightening . . . feels like an otherworldly warning as much as a story." - Johnny Compton
"A triumph of craft and suspense." - Sarah Gailey
"This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets." - Sadie Hartmann
"A disturbing bedtime story told by a broken child, this book IS the monster that lives inside your closet." - Grady Hendrix
"One of the most terrifying books I have ever read . . . I promise it will leave your heart pounding." - Thomas Olde Heuvelt
"So gripping in terror, I couldn't put it down. This is everything I'm looking for in a horror story." - Laurel Hightower
"A shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me." - Jonathan Janz
"Incidents Around the House effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. It's a masterclass in scares." - Brian Keene
"This haunting exploration of the perils of childhood is a story that will stay with you for a long time to come." - Gwendolyn Kiste
"Hereditary meets Skinamarink: one of my favorite books of the year." - Sarah Langan
"This book does worse than stay with you'it stalks you. Page-turning and nerve-burning - don't read it after dark." - Hailey Piper
"A masterwork of unadorned existential terror." - Zoje Stage
"This is what great horror does: Read it and it will never leave you. Josh Malerman is one of the best." - Thomas Tessier
"A gleeful, mean, old-school scare machine . . . You just have to turn the first page to set it off." - Paul Tremblay
"Josh Malerman is such an insidious architect. I call all of his haunted houses home, and this just might be his most devilish design yet." - Clay McLeod Chapman
"Perfectly frightening . . . feels like an otherworldly warning as much as a story." - Johnny Compton
"A triumph of craft and suspense." - Sarah Gailey
"This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets." - Sadie Hartmann
"A disturbing bedtime story told by a broken child, this book IS the monster that lives inside your closet." - Grady Hendrix
"One of the most terrifying books I have ever read . . . I promise it will leave your heart pounding." - Thomas Olde Heuvelt
"So gripping in terror, I couldn't put it down. This is everything I'm looking for in a horror story." - Laurel Hightower
"A shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me." - Jonathan Janz
"Incidents Around the House effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. It's a masterclass in scares." - Brian Keene
"This haunting exploration of the perils of childhood is a story that will stay with you for a long time to come." - Gwendolyn Kiste
"Hereditary meets Skinamarink: one of my favorite books of the year." - Sarah Langan
"This book does worse than stay with you'it stalks you. Page-turning and nerve-burning - don't read it after dark." - Hailey Piper
"A masterwork of unadorned existential terror." - Zoje Stage
"This is what great horror does: Read it and it will never leave you. Josh Malerman is one of the best." - Thomas Tessier
"A gleeful, mean, old-school scare machine . . . You just have to turn the first page to set it off." - Paul Tremblay
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