Not the Only One to Get Confused by Light and Shadow and Reflection: Melanie Tem’s The Tides

Rebecca is the administrator for The Tides, a retirement home. The place takes its name from the lake it was built alongside, some years ago. The lake has since been filled in (though water does tend to collect after a rainstorm), but of late a new, unseen force is pulling at the residents. It all […]

Negotiating With the Living and the Dead: Justina Ireland’s Ophie’s Ghosts

When young Ophelia “Ophie” Harrison woke in the middle of the night to her father’s warnings about danger coming to her home, she did not realize her mother could not see or hear him. It wasn’t until later, when she learned that he’d been killed earlier in the evening by the very men who then […]

Not-So-Invisible Fiends: Mary Downing Hahn’s Wait Till Helen Comes

Molly and Michael’s Mom, their stepdad Dave and his daughter Heather are moving out of Baltimore. The parents are artists—she a painted, he a sculptor—and the idea of living in the country is appealing for many reasons. They found a lovely house complete with nice visual appeal, large grounds, an outbuilding for supplies and workspace, […]

Follow the Rules: Mary Downing Hahn’s The Old Willis Place

Diana and Georgie have been living near the old Willis place for as long as they can remember. Though their parents are not with them, they live by several rules that keep them from leaving the farm, prevent them from going into the old manor, prevent them from talking to anyone or revealing their existences. […]

It’s All Fun and Games Until …: Catherine Cavendish’s The Garden of Bewitchment

Evelyn and Claire Wainwright are twin sisters, partners in life, and tired of living in the shadows of their dead parents. It’s time to move out of the family’s stuffy, Yorkshire house and find somewhere a tad smaller. A country cottage nestled on the moors turns out to be the perfect opportunity, a place they […]

Adieu, Adieu, Adieu. Remember Me: India Hill Brown’s The Forgotten Girl

Iris Rose lives across the street from her best friend Daniel Stone, and as winter settles in she and he are of a mind to sneak out at night and enjoy some fun in the snowy dark. Out in the woods is the best place to go, perhaps a bit dangerous (according to their parents), […]

A Wintry Haunting: Bad Things (2023)

Ruthie (Gayle Rankin) really, really, really did not want to come to this little out of the way hotel in the dead of winter. It’s an inheritance, a property best gotten rid of, really. However, Cal (Hari Nef) wanted to see it, maybe take it over as a new project—something they could build together while […]

Hearing Strange Sounds: Contorted (2022)

Some houses are born bad, some develop that way thanks to the bad tidings brought into them, and the new families that move into those places very often are not quite sure which situation they’ve stumbled into. Maybe the answers come along later, and maybe they do not. One thing is certain: When Myunghye (Seo […]

Talking to the Hand: Talk to Me (2022)

At a majorly down and isolated time in her life, Mia (Sophia Wilde) drags bestie Jade (Alexandra Jensen) and her little brother Riley (Joe Bird) to a party. This is not the typical soiree interested in drinking and hooking up. Well, there’s that too, but when bad boys and party leaders Hayley (Zoe Terakes) and […]

Lost Dolls and Deadly Presences: The Communion Girl

While her little sister Judit (Olimpia Roch) is concerned with taking her first communion—dressing up pretty and getting the right gift from her father, so she can fit in—older sister Sara (Carla Campra) is more interested with figuring out how she and Rebe (Aina Quiñones) will get to the dance club, score some free drinks […]

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