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Incidents Around the House: A Novel

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Josh Malerman
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Ratings
Book
31
Narrator
17
Release Date
June 25, 2024
Duration
8 hours 23 minutes
Summary
“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

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 is the monster that lives inside your closet.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE

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.
Reviews
Profile Avatar Cindy Lou Nov 2024

Creepy as hell and I loved it! The child’s narration was perfect for the spooky vibes. Thought about this one long after it ended.

Profile Avatar Tina May 2025

First off, I’d like to say that I love the idea of a kids point of view but, I had no idea a little girl would be narrating the book. It was a bit off putting at first but as the book went on, I stopped noticing. Second, the Daddo nickname did make me cringe, but kids call their parents all kinds of nicknames so I got over that too. Over all the book was great, the descriptions of other mommy were creepy and awesome. It was an easy, fun listen.

Profile Avatar EstraJen Jan 2025

My favorite book of the year! The entire thing was so good!

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2024

Almost DNF. Daddo nickname was annoying. Some moments were creepy but overall not scary. Didn’t like the kid voice narration. Just didn’t live up to the hype for me. Bummer. :/

Profile Avatar Anonymous Nov 2024

I’m sorry to say that the narration by a kid got to me about half way through. Also the constant “mom said” “dad said” “I said” had me thinking if all audio books have this in common. I’m fairly new to audio books so I’m not sure but I definitely feel like this would have been better as a book I read. Not very scary though the writing was good I just wanted to smack the characters by the end of the book which I guess confirms good writing.

Profile Avatar Anonymous Oct 2024

Horror stories told by kid-POVs are such a good idea, you get an extra dollop of hopelessness in evert page

Profile Avatar ThereIam Jun 2024

I enjoyed it. Very creepy.

Incidents Around the House: A Novel

Incidents Around the House: A Novel

Author: Josh Malerman
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