Harmony House

Carrie meets American Horror Story meets The Shining in this terrifying YA horror novel from the author of Tweak and Schizo.

Something’s not right in Beach Haven.

Jen Noonan’s father thinks a move to Harmony House is the key to salvation, but to everyone who has lived there before, it is a portal to pure horror.

After her alcoholic mother’s death, Jen’s father cracked. He dragged Jen to a dilapidated old manor on the shore of New Jersey to start their new lives—but Jen can tell that the place has an unhappy history. She can feel it the same way she can feel her anger flowing out of her, affecting the world in strange ways she can’t explain.

But Harmony House is more than just a creepy old estate. It’s got a chilling past—and the more Jen discovers its secrets, the more the house awakens. Visions of a strange boy who lived in the house long ago follow Jen wherever she goes, and her father’s already-fragile sanity disintegrates before her eyes. As the forces in the house join together to terrorize Jen, she must find a way to escape the past she didn’t know was haunting her—and the mysterious and terrible power she didn’t realize she had.

• A Terrifying Haunted House: Harmony House is more than just creepy—it’s awake, and it wants something from Jen.
• Dark Family Secrets: Jen’s father has a past with the house, and as his sanity frays, the truth begins to unravel in terrifying visions.
• Religious Horror: What begins as a search for salvation becomes a descent into religious fanaticism that puts Jen in mortal danger.
• Mysterious Powers: Jen’s grief and anger are manifesting in dangerous ways she can’t control, an unstable power the house seems eager to feed on.
• Grief and Loss: A raw, character-driven story about the aftermath of a mother’s death and the destructive ways a family tries to heal.

“The haunting hells [Sheff] has brought to this debut are chillingly realistic, evoking the classic Kingsian horror of both Carrie and The Shining.” - Booklist

“Sheff writes solid suspense that recalls the classics: both Stephen King’s The Shining and Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, among others. A solid and quite frightening tale of the supernatural.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Readers fascinated by the dark side . . . will enjoy this deft portrayal of a brain and a life spiraling out of control.” - School Library Journal

PRAISE FOR SCHIZO: “A thrilling read for teens.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“The interspersed narratives about the dreadful incidents that have happened in the house are gripping and disturbing… horror fans seeking a good scare may find some enjoyable dread here.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books