

A worth addition to high school horror collections."- School Library Journal Fans of horror novels will appreciate the creepy photographs scattered throughout, and the multiple perspectives are smoothly integrated. "This creepy boarding school novel meshes real world issues with a paranormal mystery in a fun but scary debut. "Not for the faint of heart, this is a gory and grimly compelling story, made more so by the novel's visual elements."- Booklist Johansson, author of Cut Me Free and The Night Walker series This is one of the best horror debuts I've read in a long time!"- J.R. "Kurtagich weaves a terrifying and mind-bending tale reminiscent of H.P. Creepy, compelling, and compulsively readable."- Victoria Schwab, author of The Archived and Vicious "THE DEAD HOUSE is a seamless blend of the supernatural and the psychological. This is a harrowing tale, cleverly told." - Kendare Blake, author of Anna Dressed in Blood Diary entries, psychiatrist records, and transcripts from the investigation keep the pages turning late into the night. "Full of twists, buried secrets, and enough disturbing corpses to please the most discerning horror lover, THE DEAD HOUSE is a thoroughly engrossing read. I loved it."- Christopher Pike, bestselling author of Thirst "All I could think when I finished THE DEAD HOUSE was that the author, Dawn Kurtagich, has an amazing mind. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series But is she real? It's a mystery inside a mystery-and the shocks keep coming. It's during the night that a mystery surrounding the Dead House unravels and a dark, twisted magic ruins the lives of each student that dares touch it.ĭebut author Dawn Kurtagich masterfully weaves together a thrilling and terrifying story using psychiatric reports, witness testimonials, video footage, and the discovered diary - and as the mystery grows, the horrifying truth about what happened that night unfolds. But many claim Kaitlyn doesn't exist, and in a way, she doesn't - because she is the alter ego of Carly Johnson.Ĭarly gets the day. Its charred pages tell a sinister version of events that took place that tragic night, and the girl of nowhere is caught in the center of it all. Kaitlyn's diary, discovered in the ruins of Elmbridge High, reveals the thoughts of a disturbed mind.

The main suspect: Kaitlyn, "the girl of nowhere." Two decades have passed since an inferno swept through Elmbridge High, claiming the lives of three teenagers and causing one student, Carly Johnson, to disappear.
