Published by Reverberator Books

Synopsis:

The House Always Wins…

A young couple is surprised to find out their ultra cool mid-century modern Hollywood Hills dream house has a past steeped in blood and debauchery. But when the house starts exhibiting paranormal activity, they realize they’ve truly gotten more than they bargained for.

The House in the Hills is a novel about how the house of your dreams can sometimes turn into a nightmare.

Harmony and Marc are the *it* couple, both attractive and successful, now all they need to do is buy the house to match. When Marc finds a beautiful mid-century house in Hollywood hills, going for far less than the market price – he just has to have it!
Obviously there’s a sinister reason behind cheap real estate, and in this case it’s the dark history of the house, a history that’s going to haunt the new homeowners (shameless pun, don’t care!).
It’s the *it* couple status of Harmony and Marc that makes them both so unbearable. I’m not sure that’s what the author intended as they made a point of saying how nice the characters were, but their actions said something very different – they’re both awful to each other and obsessed with appearances and possessions. The writing itself goes off on a tangent sometimes (when describing the architecture of the house in particular) and could do with being a bit tighter.

The haunted house element of this house is predictable and relies heavily on traditional tropes, it’s light on the gore so I would recommend it for readers looking for softer horror or those dipping their toe into the genre.