The Spite House
Books | Fiction / Ghost
3.8
Johnny Compton
A Best Horror Book of the Year (Esquire)! • A Bram Stoker Award Nominee! • A 2024 Legacy Awards Nominee! • A Finalist for the Reading the West Book Awards!A terrifying Gothic thriller about grief and death and the depths of a father's love, Johnny Compton's The Spite House is a stunning debut by a horror master in the making—The Babadook meets A Head Full of Ghosts in Texas Hill Country.Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. When he comes across an ad for a caretaker for the Masson House, Eric hopes they have finally caught a lucky break. The owner of the “most haunted place in Texas” is looking for proof of paranormal activity. All they need to do is stay in the house and keep a detailed record of everything that happens there—provided the house’s horrors don’t drive them all mad, like the caretakers before them.The job calls to Eric, not just because of the huge payout, but because he needs access to the secrets of the spite house. If it is indeed haunted, maybe it will help him understand the uncanny power that clings to his family, driving them from town to town, too afraid to stop running...Also by Johnny Compton:Devils Kill DevilsAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Author
Johnny Compton
Pages
272
Publisher
Tor Publishing Group
Published Date
2023-02-07
ISBN
1250841429 9781250841421
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"Incredible, really loved it"
Ebbie Bee
"This book was insane. It was like reading a movie and the ending was a mic dropper, down to the last sentence!"
Kayliekreads
"3 1/2 ⭐️
Didn't necessarily grasp me and keep me fully engaged and interested, but not a bad read. "
Ashley Dunn
"I thought it was okay, not as good as I heard it was. Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind. Who knows. Not for me but someone else will like it. "
Mrs Bear
"“In his soul he knew it had to be her and that if he went back he'd find the part of her that she'd gone back for. The part she said the house had taken. Screaming for help while he pretended not to hear it.”<br/>"
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Cailin Zoltak
"I’ll give it a thumbs up because it wasn’t awful & has great potential but I don’t think it was put together well. Everything felt very scattered and hard to keep track of in my opinion. I’d watch the movie tho. "
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Chelsea Bias
"Had promise, but the ending was a bit underwhelming. "
Natalie Hamilton
"This was a really good ghost story that had some twists and turns at the end. A man escaping his life with his two daughters, end up in Texas to find out the mystery of a very oddly made house. The owner, a very wealthy woman, will pay him handsomely for staying in the house for a couple of weeks. Not until midway through the book so we find out the horrific events that plagued the house. Also, finding out why this man and his daughters are on the run seeking a place where no one knows them. There are enough ghostly spirits to keep the reader intrigued and to find out the final outcome."
Karlee Mazzaferri
"There’s nothing like a good haunted house book. <br/><br/>Eric is on the run with his two daughters. Money is tight and he’s doing his best for his daughters but living in motels and barely having enough money to eat isn’t really cutting it. When Eric spots an ad looking for someone to stay in their haunted house and record what they experience Eric believes he may have found the answer. With a small fortune as the payout once completed and a desire to see if this house could provide answers for his own supernatural experience within his family Eric and his daughters are on their way to Texas to stay in what some call the most haunted house in the state. <br/><br/>This is a short book yet it fits everything needed within it. It’s told from multiple POV’s and different timelines. I love books like this when done well and this one was done well. There’s many different mysteries that keep you turning the pages and they all come together and are revealed with the perfect pace. <br/><br/>I don’t want to reveal too much because I think going into this as blind as possible is best. But I can say that I highly recommend this book and it delivers a great haunted house story and so much. more."
Meg
"3.5"
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