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Beschreibung
A family moves into their dream home - only to discover that it hides an insatiable hunger - in this dread-laced and darkly outrageous domestic horror novel.

*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICK!*

' Nasty, smart, satisfying, and enormously fun'
- Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char and Blacktail

The new house is a fresh start for Claire and her family. It's a move towards the quiet suburban life she has craved since her turbulent childhood; a step up the corporate ladder for her husband, Tom; and a safe haven for their two children.

Yet, as they unpack their boxes, she senses something is wrong . . .

Fresh flowers dry up, store-bought eggs are inexplicably hollow and her daughter's favourite toy disappears. Claire soon confronts a series of impossible truths: the house is hungry. It's devouring anything that was once alive. And only Claire and Tom, the owners of the house, will remember that this 'food' ever existed.

When Claire exploits the house's power in a moment of weakness, she and the house forge a fragile bond. But as its hunger intensifies and Claire starts to lose control, she fears who else might be drawn to her home - and what sinister appetites they'll bring.

'Doty's devilishly voracious novel ended up devouring me'
- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Devil Inside
'Deliciously unhinged'
- Leigh Radford, author of One Yellow Eye
A family moves into their dream home - only to discover that it hides an insatiable hunger - in this dread-laced and darkly outrageous domestic horror novel.

*A BBC RADIO 2 BOOKCLUB PICK!*

' Nasty, smart, satisfying, and enormously fun'
- Scott Hawkins, author of The Library at Mount Char and Blacktail

The new house is a fresh start for Claire and her family. It's a move towards the quiet suburban life she has craved since her turbulent childhood; a step up the corporate ladder for her husband, Tom; and a safe haven for their two children.

Yet, as they unpack their boxes, she senses something is wrong . . .

Fresh flowers dry up, store-bought eggs are inexplicably hollow and her daughter's favourite toy disappears. Claire soon confronts a series of impossible truths: the house is hungry. It's devouring anything that was once alive. And only Claire and Tom, the owners of the house, will remember that this 'food' ever existed.

When Claire exploits the house's power in a moment of weakness, she and the house forge a fragile bond. But as its hunger intensifies and Claire starts to lose control, she fears who else might be drawn to her home - and what sinister appetites they'll bring.

'Doty's devilishly voracious novel ended up devouring me'
- Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Devil Inside
'Deliciously unhinged'
- Leigh Radford, author of One Yellow Eye
Über den Autor
Max Doty is a veteran game-writer who served as the Head of Content for Choices: Stories You Play and Surviving High School,for which he also wrote two spin-off novels. His screenplay Almost Kings won Netflix's inaugural Find Your Voice award and was made into a feature film. Max regularly contributes to Reddit's r/nosleep forum as scarymaxx, where his works often appear at the top of the charts. He holds a BA and an MA from Stanford University, as well as an MFA from Arizona State University. The House That Eats the Dead is his first novel for adults.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Krimis & Thriller
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Tor Nightfire
Inhalt: 314 S.
ISBN-13: 9781035061815
ISBN-10: 1035061813
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Doty, Max
Hersteller: Macmillan Publishers Int Ltd - MDL
Tor Nightfire
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Petersen Buchimport GmbH, Vertrieb, Weidestr. 122a, D-22083 Hamburg, gpsr@petersen-buchimport.com
Maße: 234 x 153 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Max Doty
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.08.2026
Gewicht: 0,423 kg
Artikel-ID: 135997975