Incidents Around the House: A Novel: The Inspiration for the Movie "Other Mommy"
Josh Malerman
Jun 2024 ¡ Penguin Random House Audio ¡ Narrated by Delanie Nicole Gill
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠A young girlâs troubled family is haunted by an entity she calls âOther Mommyâ in this chilling tale from the author of Bird Box.
COMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OTHER MOMMY, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN
âDeeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient [with] claustrophobic terror that almost transcends articulation . . . Simply putâand I do not say this lightlyâIncidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.ââNeil McRobert, Esquire
âThis book is the monster that lives inside your closet.ââGrady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ⢠BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE
To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. Thereâs Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: âCan I go inside your heart?â
When 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.
Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parentsâ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.
But Other Mommy needs an answer.
Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.
COMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OTHER MOMMY, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN
âDeeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient [with] claustrophobic terror that almost transcends articulation . . . Simply putâand I do not say this lightlyâIncidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.ââNeil McRobert, Esquire
âThis book is the monster that lives inside your closet.ââGrady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House
LOCUS AWARD FINALIST ⢠BRAM STOKER AWARD NOMINEE
To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. Thereâs Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: âCan I go inside your heart?â
When 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.
Other Mommy is getting restless, stronger, bolder. Only the bonds of family can keep Bela safe, but other incidents show cracks in her parentsâ marriage. The safety Bela relies on is about to unravel.
But Other Mommy needs an answer.
Incidents Around the House is a chilling, wholly unique tale of true horror about a family as haunted as their home.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER ⢠A young girlâs troubled family is haunted by an entity she calls âOther Mommyâ in this chilling tale from the author of Bird Box.
COMING SOON AS THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OTHER MOMMY, STARRING JESSICA CHASTAIN
âDeeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficie...
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Frederick Douglass
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July 29, 2026
So after everything that I was Told about I thought this was gonna be One of the scariest books ever There In lies the The problem I hate the mother the entire story And by the end the only justification for her actions The big reveal Of something Else That doesn't really absolve Her it just makes me hate The daughter in the father.I walked away from this book feeling like it dragged at a lot of times. Every time the entity would show up I want it more. I felt like towards the end of the book When they were explaining What this thing was You almost get the horror movie Trope of where Of character Would cut someone off. they're like hey this is too dark I don't even know how to put this in words.also hey I have a printout Of the exact words that I need to show you. Then just show me that what what is this.I couldn't root for the daughter for her brattiness And I found it unbelievable that no one Could help them. Mostly because of someone I mentioned.
Ari V
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October 4, 2026
**((SPOILER ALERT))"" really cool, I wasn't upset by the ending. I can't wait for part 2 and I need a spinoff about the guy it got into during the seance I'm sure he changed after,. and Louise Anne or whatever is still incompetent to help lmao. anyways I can't wait to see the film đż
Ne Valentine
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July 16, 2026
it was good but a bit long winded and repetitive at times. great ending.
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