03184cam a2200517 i 4500 1336956529 OCoLC 20241031104959.0 220719s2023 nyu e 000 1 eng 2022034342 9781250841414 1250841410 (OCoLC)1336956529 (OCoLC)1311075343 (OCoLC)1311160894 (OCoLC)1311236165 (OCoLC)1311270240 (OCoLC)1311357916 (OCoLC)1366299756 AJM pcc n-us-tx Compton, Johnny, author. 18727 The spite house / Johnny Compton. A Novel First U.S. edition. New York : Nightfire, Tor Publishing Group, 2023. ©2023 260 pages ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "A novel"--Cover. "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 Headful of Ghosts in Texas Hill Country. Eric Ross is on the run from a mysterious past with his two daughters in tow. Having left his wife, his house, his whole life behind in Maryland, he's desperate for money--it's not easy to find steady, safe work when you can't provide references, you can't stay in one place for long, and you're paranoid that your past is creeping back up on you. When he comes across the strange ad for the Masson House in Degener, Texas, Eric thinks they may have finally caught a lucky break. The Masson property, notorious for being one of the most haunted places in Texas, needs a caretaker of sorts. The owner 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 there's a huge payout if they can make it through, but because he wants to explore the secrets of the spite house. If it is indeed haunted, maybe it'll help him understand the uncanny power that clings to his family, driving them from town to town, making them afraid to stop running"-- Provided by publisher. Haunted houses Fiction. 8821 Divorced men Fiction. 9340 Fathers and daughters Fiction. 6520 Psychics Fiction. 18550 Parapsychology Fiction. 18728 Landlord and tenant Fiction. 18729 Texas Fiction. 13022 Ghost stories. 6886 Horror fiction. 2964 Gothic fiction. 4992 Horror fiction. gsafd 2964 Ghost stories. lcgft 6886 Horror fiction. lcgft 2964 Gothic fiction. lcgft 4992 Novels. lcgft 50 Online version: Compton, Johnny. Spite house First edition. New York : Nightfire, 2023 9781250841421 (DLC) 2022034343 .b178318036 ddc BOOK 30209 30209 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2024-10-31 27.99 1 COMP 66701 2025-02-22 2025-01-04 2024-10-31 BOOK 1