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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 "A haunted house story--with a twist....[Sager] does not hold back"(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night.
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity--and skepticism. Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn't believe a word of her father's claims. Ghosts, after all, don't exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren't thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself--a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father's book, the truth she uncovers about the house's dark history will challenge everything she believes.
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity--and skepticism. Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn't believe a word of her father's claims. Ghosts, after all, don't exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren't thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself--a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father's book, the truth she uncovers about the house's dark history will challenge everything she believes.
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It was a good time killer read. The style and approach touching between the past and present views were easy to follow and flowed well. Did I feel enthralled by it? No, but I did enjoy it.
Loved the two points of views how the book was written. Love the plot twists and the ending. Over all a great read and so exciting
I definitely wasn't expecting to like this book as much as I did. It sounded really cheesy and predicatble. However, to my delight, it was neither of those things. There was horror, psychological-trhiller, and mystery vibe.
One thing I have learned to appreciate is that by the end of the book I expect everything to be addressed and cleaned up. This book did just that. There were explanations of Maggie's accounts in the House of Horror's books and how they came up during the story. There was finally an explanation as to why Maggie shouldn't've gone back to the house, and who Ms. Pennyface was!
One thing I have learned to appreciate is that by the end of the book I expect everything to be addressed and cleaned up. This book did just that. There were explanations of Maggie's accounts in the House of Horror's books and how they came up during the story. There was finally an explanation as to why Maggie shouldn't've gone back to the house, and who Ms. Pennyface was!
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