{"product_id":"incidents-around-the-house-isbn-9780593723142","title":"Incidents Around the House","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young girl’s troubled family is haunted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy” in this chilling tale from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBird Box.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Deeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient [with] claustrophobic terror that almost transcends articulation . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—\u003ci\u003eIncidents Around the House\u003c\/i\u003e is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eNeil McRobert,\u003ci\u003e Esquire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“This book is the monster that lives inside your closet.”—Grady Hendrix, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e How to Sell a Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE \u003ci\u003eOTHER MOMMY\u003c\/i\u003e, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN • LOCUS AWARD FINALIST • BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo 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?” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Other Mommy needs an answer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncidents Around the House\u003c\/i\u003e is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.“Deeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—\u003ci\u003eIncidents Around the House\u003c\/i\u003e is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Esquire, \u003c\/i\u003e“Best Horror Books of 2024”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A disturbing bedtime story told by a broken child, this book IS the monster that lives inside your closet.”\u003cb\u003e—Grady Hendrix, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Sell a Haunted House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A gleeful, mean, old-school scare machine . . . You just have to turn the first page to set it off.”\u003cb\u003e—Paul Tremblay, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cabin at the End of the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHorror Movie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A masterwork of unadorned existential terror.”\u003cb\u003e—Zoje Stage, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBaby Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Josh Malerman is such an insidious architect. I call all of his haunted houses home, and this just might be his most devilish design yet.”\u003cb\u003e—Clay McLeod Chapman\u003cb\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Kind of Mother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhost Eaters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This haunting exploration of the perils of childhood is a story that will stay with you for a long time to come.”\u003cb\u003e—Gwendolyn Kiste\u003cb\u003e, Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eReluctant Immortals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rust Maidens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book does worse than stay with you—it stalks you. Page-turning and nerve-burning—don’t read it after dark.”\u003cb\u003e—Hailey Piper\u003cb\u003e, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eQueen of Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Light Most Hateful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eIncidents Around the House\u003c\/i\u003e effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. It’s a masterclass in scares.”\u003cb\u003e—Brian Keene\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEnd of the Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eHereditary\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSkinamarink: \u003c\/i\u003eone of my favorite books of the year.”\u003cb\u003e—Sarah Langan, author of \u003ci\u003eA Better World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Terrifying, beguiling, bewitching, awesomely constructed, and a masterpiece of voice and dread.”\u003cb\u003e—Nat Cassidy\u003cb\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eMary: An Awakening of Terror \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNestlings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“So gripping in terror, I couldn’t put it down. This is everything I'm looking for in a horror story.”\u003cb\u003e—Laurel Hightower\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets.”\u003cb\u003e—Sadie Hartmann\u003cb\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eThis is what great horror does: Read it and it will never leave you. Josh Malerman is one of the best.”\u003cb\u003e—Thomas Tessier\u003cb\u003e, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nightwalker, Rapture, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFog Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A triumph of craft and suspense.”\u003cb\u003e—Sarah Gailey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me.”\u003cb\u003e—Jonathan Janz, author of \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Dark\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Perfectly frightening . . . feels like an otherworldly warning as much as a story.”\u003cb\u003e—Johnny Compton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Spite House\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the most terrifying books I have ever read . . . I promise it will leave your heart pounding.”\u003cb\u003e—Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hugo Award–winning author of \u003ci\u003eHEX \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOracle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Malerman\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and one of two singer-songwriters for the rock band The High Strung. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eBird Box,\u003c\/i\u003e is the inspiration for the hit Netflix film of the same name. His other novels include \u003ci\u003eDaphne, Pearl, Spin a Black Yarn,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMalorie,\u003c\/i\u003e the sequel to \u003ci\u003eBird Box\u003c\/i\u003e. Malerman lives in Michigan with his fiancée, the artist-musician Allison Laakko.\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Good night, Daddo!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Good night, Mommy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mommy and Daddo leave my room.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I pull the covers up to my chin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other Mommy comes out of the closet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hi, I say.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I’m so excited to see you again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bela, Mommy says to me. Eat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I’m not hungry, I say.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But still. Eat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I’m not—­\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I’ve got minutes, only minutes. Then work. Remember? That’s the place I go to make all the little money so we can buy things like food. So, you? Eat the food. Help me out here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Little money? I ask.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sometimes it feels that way, hon. Like the money I make is physically smaller than what other people get.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I eat. Mommy always gives me oatmeal. Daddo never gives  me breakfast because one time he gave me eggs and sausage and I ate till I threw up and Mommy got mad at him and so now only Mommy gives me breakfast. But Daddo does the dishes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I love you, Mommy says. Bela?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My mouth is full of oatmeal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Say I love you too, Mommy says. Don’t make me ask you to say that, ’kay?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ’Kay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I love you, Bela.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Love you too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What’s on your mind? she asks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Nuthin’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But there is something on my mind. I’m looking at the recycle bin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bela, Mommy says. \u003ci\u003eEat.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Where does it go? I ask.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Where does what—­\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But she looks to where I’m looking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Are you seriously asking me about recycling right now?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I nod. She looks impatient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I don’t know where it goes, she says.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Is it a better place?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Better place than what?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Than where we are?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mommy looks at me the way she does when I say something that surprises her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I don’t know what that means, Mommy says. The whole point is that it comes back, as . . . something else, I guess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Something else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I think of carnations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bela—­\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But she doesn’t need to tell me again. I eat. Then she’s up from the table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Be good for your daddo, Mommy says.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When will you be home? I ask.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I don’t know yet. Might be late. I don’t know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She looks frazzled. That’s the word Daddo uses when Mommy looks like this. She’s wearing her brown leather coat. Her black pants. I don’t have to go anywhere because it’s still summer. Daddo works all the time. Mommy’s schedule is all over the place. That’s how she says it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bye, Bela, Mommy says.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She leaves the kitchen. Daddo is in the den working already, and I don’t hear her say goodbye to him before she leaves out the front door. I go quietly upstairs to my room. I wait for a second by the table with the flowers in the hall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Other Mommy is already standing outside my closet doors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I don’t want her to make the face I think she’s about to make. She gets impatient like Mommy does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I know she wants to talk about carnations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I go into my bedroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And I wave at her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And I sit on the end of my bed, where I know she likes to talk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She’s been coming out of the closet a lot more lately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She walks over to me now. Sometimes it’s like she floats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She sits on the bed too. Slowly. Next to me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And she asks:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Can I go into your heart?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The first time I told Mommy and Daddo about Other Mommy they laughed. It was good-­night time and I told Mommy good night and then I said it again and Mommy said,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Why did you say that twice, Bela?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And I said,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I was saying good night to Other Mommy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e They both smiled and their eyes got wide and Daddo made a funny sound like from a spooky movie. Then Mommy’s smile went away and she asked,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Who’s Other Mommy, Bela?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But I was embarrassed. 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