Incidents Around the House
A Novel: The Inspiration for the Movie "Other Mommy"
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4.0 • 39 Ratings
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A young girl’s troubled family is haunted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy” in this chilling tale from the author of Bird Box.
COMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OTHER MOMMY, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN
“Deeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient [with] claustrophobic terror that almost transcends articulation . . . 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
“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.
Customer Reviews
good idea, terrible execution
had somewhat good scares but overall redundant plot with unlikeable characters, poor writing and repetitive dialogue. disappointed. if you are contemplating reading this book because the movie is coming out in October, you’re better off just waiting for the movie, it looks far more promising than the book was.
This book was so creepy!
Well I didn’t think it was possible to feel scared by a book, but this was so creepy. Well done to the author.
Bleak, but good
This book is bleak. If you want a happy ending, this is not the book for you. But it’s excellent, and it’s written well, and the formatting is fun.