The September House

by Carissa Orlando · 2023

Margaret and her husband Hal finally buy their dream home—a large Victorian on Hawthorn Street—only to discover it comes with a haunting that intensifies every September. Blood seeps from the walls, ghostly apparitions roam the halls, and a terrifying presence lurks in the basement. While Hal flees, Margaret refuses to leave, devising rules and routines to coexist with the ghosts. But when their daughter Katherine arrives searching for her missing father, the hauntings escalate, forcing mother and daughter to confront family secrets, lingering trauma, and an evil that threatens them both. A darkly funny, twisty, and emotionally grounded debut that blends haunted-house horror with a chilling examination of abuse and resilience.