Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism.
Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn’t believe a word of her father’s claims. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows.
Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father’s book, the truth she uncovers about the house’s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism.
Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn’t believe a word of her father’s claims. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows.
Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father’s book, the truth she uncovers about the house’s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
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Suspenseful mystery and thriller fiction often relies on unsettling environments and psychological tension to keep audiences engaged. The breakout novel Final Girls established a prominent new voice in contemporary suspense, combining classic horror tropes with intricate plot twists.
Born Todd Ritter, the Pennsylvania native worked as a journalist, editor, and graphic designer before transitioning into full-time fiction. Early in his career, he published mysteries under his real name as well as the pen name Alan Finn. He achieved widespread commercial success after adopting the pseudonym Riley Sager, launching a series of bestselling thrillers that have sold over four million copies worldwide and appeared in 40 countries. His debut under the name, Final Girls, optioned for film development by Universal Pictures and Anonymous Content, marked his transition to writing novels full-time. He currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey.
His writing style is recognized for blending atmospheric settings, claustrophobic houses, and unsettling occurrences with subverted thriller conventions. Rather than relying on rigid pre-planned outlines, his process focuses on creating suspenseful scenarios where isolated protagonists confront lingering past trauma and hidden domestic secrets. Recurring themes include memory, dark local histories, and high-stakes psychological confrontation.
5 books in catalog
Suspenseful mystery and thriller fiction often relies on unsettling environments and psychological tension to keep audiences engaged. The breakout novel Final Girls established a prominent new voice in contemporary suspense, combining classic horror tropes with intricate plot twists.
Born Todd Ritter, the Pennsylvania native worked as a journalist, editor, and graphic designer before transitioning into full-time fiction. Early in his career, he published mysteries under his real name as well as the pen name Alan Finn. He achieved widespread commercial success after adopting the pseudonym Riley Sager, launching a series of bestselling thrillers that have sold over four million copies worldwide and appeared in 40 countries. His debut under the name, Final Girls, optioned for film development by Universal Pictures and Anonymous Content, marked his transition to writing novels full-time. He currently resides in Princeton, New Jersey.
His writing style is recognized for blending atmospheric settings, claustrophobic houses, and unsettling occurrences with subverted thriller conventions. Rather than relying on rigid pre-planned outlines, his process focuses on creating suspenseful scenarios where isolated protagonists confront lingering past trauma and hidden domestic secrets. Recurring themes include memory, dark local histories, and high-stakes psychological confrontation.
