Incidents Around the House: A Novel Audiobook

Quotes

• Josh Malerman is such an insidious architect: I call all of his haunted houses home. Incidents Around the House might just be his most devilish design yet. Not since Anne Rivers Siddons’s The House Next Door has the very blueprint of a possessed piece of property bled into my subconscious, reconfiguring where the house ends and the haunting truly begins. It turns out I’m the one who’s haunted now.

  — Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters

• You can’t read this one at night, turn out the lights, and go to sleep. This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets.

  — Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered

• Once again, Josh Malerman has knocked it out of the park; his new book, Incidents Around the House, is a master class in terror. This is horror done so well that it’ll make your skin crawl. A haunting exploration of the perils of childhood, and a story that will stay with you for a long time to come. Highly, highly recommended.

  — Gwendolyn Kiste, Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Rust Maidens

• This book is so original that it's hard to describe: it deserves more than to be called chilling; it deserves more than to be characterized as a work rich in the infectious fears of childhood. These things are both true, but Josh Malerman is a creative genius, and in a child’s forthright voice he has written a masterwork of unadorned, existential terror.

  — Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth

• This book does worse than stay with you—it stalks you. Page-turning, nerve-burning discomfort claws inside. Don’t read after dark. Incidents Around the House will make you a child again, and you’ll remember being small and afraid.

  — Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Queen of Teeth and A Light Most Hateful

• Once again, Josh Malerman has knocked it out of the park; his new book, Incidents Around the House, is a master class in terror. This is horror done so well that it’ll make your skin crawl. It’s a haunting exploration of the perils of childhood, and a story that will stay with you for a long time to come. . . . Highly, highly recommended.

  — Gwendolyn Kiste, Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Rust Maidens

• This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets.

  — Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered

• This book is so original that it’s hard to describe: It deserves more than to be called chilling; it deserves more than to be characterized as a work rich in the infectious fears of childhood. These things are both true, but Josh Malerman is a creative genius, and in a child’s forthright voice he has written a masterwork of unadorned, existential terror.

  — Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth

• This book does worse than stay with you—it stalks you. Page-turning, nerve-burning discomfort claws inside. Don’t read after dark. Incidents Around the House will make you a child again, and you’ll remember being small and afraid.

  — Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Queen of Teeth and A Light Most Hateful

• Incidents Around the House marks the evolution of Josh Malerman. Adept prose and commanding storytelling that effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. A masterclass in scares. Highly recommended!

  — Brian Keene, bestselling author of End of the Road

• Incidents Around the House marks the evolution of Josh Malerman. Its adept prose and commanding storytelling effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. . . .  A master class in scares . . . Highly recommended!

  — Brian Keene, bestselling author of End of the Road

• This novel feels channeled, whispered onto the page by something unseen. Something malevolent. Incidents Around the House is a shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me.

  — Jonathan Janz, author of Children of the Dark

• Nightmarish, unsettling and genuinely scary—it’s Hereditary meets Skinamarink. I kept thinking I knew where it was going, and I was always surprised. One of my favorite books of the year.

  — Sarah Langan, author of A Better World

• Nightmarish, unsettling and genuinely scary—it’s Hereditary meets Skinamarink. I kept thinking I knew where it was going, and I was always surprised. It’s one of my favorite books of the year.

  — Sarah Langan, author of A Better World

• Incidents Around the House marks the evolution of Josh Malerman. Its adept prose and commanding storytelling effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. . . .  A master class in scares . . . Highly recommended!

  — Brian Keene, bestselling author of End of the Road

• You can’t read this one at night, turn out the lights, and go to sleep. This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets.

  — Sadie Hartmann, 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered

• There are so many words you could use to describe Josh Malerman’s Incidents Around the House: terrifying, beguiling, bewitching, awesomely constructed, a masterpiece of voice and dread. But only one word will really do the trick, when you’re all alone and hearing noises you can’t account for: inescapable.

  — Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings

• This novel feels channeled, whispered onto the page by something unseen. Something malevolent. Incidents Around the House is a shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me.

  — Jonathan Janz, author of Children of the Dark

• Nightmarish, unsettling and genuinely scary—it’s Hereditary meets Skinamarink. I kept thinking I knew where it was going, and I was always surprised. It’s one of my favorite books of the year.

  — Sarah Langan, author of A Better World

• Incidents Around the House is Josh Malerman’s best yet, a high bar to clear. Malerman masterfully builds dread, infusing his story with moments so gripping in terror I couldn’t put it down. This is everything I’m looking for in a horror story.

  — Laurel Hightower, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Below and Crossroads

• “Incidents Around The House is creepy, disturbing and utterly convincing. This is what great horror does: Read it and it will never leave you. Josh Malerman is one of the best.

  — Thomas Tessier, award-winning author of The Nightwalker, Rapture and Fog Heart

• This novel feels channeled, whispered onto the page by something unseen. Something malevolent. Incidents Around the House is a shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me.

  — Jonathan Janz, author of Children of the Dark

• Malerman masterfully builds dread, infusing his story with moments so gripping in terror I couldn’t put it down. This is everything I’m looking for in a horror story.

  — Laurel Hightower, Bram Stoker–nominated author of Below and Crossroads

• “Incidents Around the House is creepy, disturbing, and utterly convincing. This is what great horror does: Read it and it will never leave you. Josh Malerman is one of the best.

  — Thomas Tessier, award-winning author of The Nightwalker, Rapture, and Fog Heart

• Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman is one of the most terrifying books I have ever read. The voice of the young narrator is highly original, and perfect in its imperfections. Malerman succeeded in doing something I thought impossible: creating actual jump scares in a book. I promise it will leave your heart pounding.

  — Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hugo Award-winning author of HEX and Oracle

• This book is so original that it’s hard to describe: It deserves more than to be called chilling; it deserves more than to be characterized as a work rich in the infectious fears of childhood.

  — Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth

• Josh Malerman is such an insidious architect: I call all of his haunted houses home. Incidents Around the House might just be his most devilish design yet.

  — Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters

• Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman is one of the most terrifying books I have ever read. The voice of the young narrator is highly original and perfect in its imperfections. Malerman succeeded in doing something I thought impossible: creating actual jump scares in a book. I promise it will leave your heart pounding.

  — Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hugo Award–winning author of HEX and Oracle

• Malerman succeeded in doing something I thought impossible: creating actual jump scares in a book. I promise it will leave your heart pounding.

  — Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hugo Award–winning author of HEX and Oracle

• This is horror done so well that it’ll make your skin crawl. It’s a haunting exploration of the perils of childhood, and a story that will stay with you for a long time to come. . . . Highly, highly recommended.

  — Gwendolyn Kiste, Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Rust Maidens

• This book does worse than stay with you—it stalks you. Don’t read after dark. Incidents Around the House will make you a child again, and you’ll remember being small and afraid.

  — Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Queen of Teeth and A Light Most Hateful

• A master class in scares . . . Highly recommended!

  — Brian Keene, bestselling author of End of the Road

• There are so many words you could use to describe Josh Malerman’s Incidents Around the House: terrifying, beguiling, bewitching, awesomely constructed, a masterpiece of voice and dread. But only one word will really do the trick . . . inescapable.

  — Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings

• Incidents Around the House is a shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me.

  — Jonathan Janz, author of Children of the Dark

• Nightmarish, unsettling and genuinely scary—it’s Hereditary meets Skinamarink.

  — Sarah Langan, author of A Better World

• Perfectly frightening. Feels like an otherworldly warning as much as a story.

  — Johnny Compton, author of The Spite House

• Perfectly frightening . . . feels like an otherworldly warning as much as a story.

  — Johnny Compton, author of The Spite House

• Incidents Around the House is a gleeful, mean, old-school, Rube Goldbergian scare machine. You just have to turn the first page to set it off.

  — Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and Horror Movie

• There are so many words you could use to describe Josh Malerman’s Incidents Around the House . . . But only one word will really do the trick . . . inescapable.

  — Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings

• A disturbed bedtime story told by a broken child, this book IS the monster that lives inside your closet.

  — Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

• A disturbing bedtime story told by a broken child, this book IS the monster that lives inside your closet.

  — Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

• A gleeful, mean, old-school scare machine . . . You just have to turn the first page to set it off.

  — Paul Tremblay, author of The Cabin at the End of the World and Horror Movie

• A masterwork of unadorned existential terror.

  — Zoje Stage, USA Today bestselling author of Baby Teeth

• 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.

  — Clay McLeod Chapman, author of What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters

• This haunting exploration of the perils of childhood is a story that will stay with you for a long time to come.

  — Gwendolyn Kiste, Lambda Literary and Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Reluctant Immortals and The Rust Maidens

• This book does worse than stay with you—it stalks you. Page-turning and nerve-burning—don’t read it after dark.

  — Hailey Piper, Bram Stoker Award–winning author of Queen of Teeth and A Light Most Hateful

• Incidents Around the House effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. It’s a masterclass in scares.

  — Brian Keene, bestselling author of End of the Road

• Hereditary meets Skinamarink: one of my favorite books of the year.

  — Sarah Langan, author of A Better World

• Terrifying, beguiling, bewitching, awesomely constructed, and a masterpiece of voice and dread.

  — Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings

• So gripping in terror, I couldn’t put it down. This is everything I'm looking for in a horror story.

  — Laurel Hightower

• “This is what great horror does: Read it and it will never leave you. Josh Malerman is one of the best.

  — Thomas Tessier, award-winning author of The Nightwalker, Rapture, and Fog Heart

• A triumph of craft and suspense.

  — Sarah Gailey

• A disturbing bedtime story told by a broken child, this book IS the monster that lives inside your closet.

  — Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of How to Sell a Haunted House

• A shocker, a modern horror classic that scared the absolute hell out of me.

  — Jonathan Janz, author of Children of the Dark

• Perfectly frightening . . . feels like an otherworldly warning as much as a story.

  — Johnny Compton, author of The Spite House

• One of the most terrifying books I have ever read . . . I promise it will leave your heart pounding.

  — Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Hugo Award–winning author of HEX and Oracle

• Incidents Around the House effortlessly draws the reader in for a deeply unsettling and genuinely frightening read. It’s a masterclass in scares.

  — Brian Keene, bestselling author of End of the Road

• This book has actual jump scares! Trust me: daytime only in a room with no closets.

  — Sadie Hartmann, author of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You’re Murdered

• A triumph of craft and suspense.

  — Sarah Gailey

• Deeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.

  — Esquire, ‘Best Horror Books of 2024’

• Deeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.

  — Esquire, Best Horror Books of 2024

• Deeply discomfiting, imaginatively ripe, yet ruthlessly efficient . . . Simply put—and I do not say this lightly—Incidents Around the House is the most purely effective horror novel I have ever read.

  — Esquire, “Best Horror Books of 2024”