Monday, October 7, 2024

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

 

Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman - 373 pages


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.


The descriptions of Other Mommy are good and creepy and I liked how this got progressively creepier.  I enjoyed this book; it does take a minute to get used to how it is formatted.  The ending felt a bit rushed and honestly the mother got on my nerves.

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