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When Ghosts Call Us Home

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Never look directly into the eyes of a ghost. Once you see her, you cannot un-see the impossible. Twelve-year-old Sophia Galich starred in her sister Layla's amateur horror film Vermillion, set in their eerie Californian Cashore House. Years later, disturbed by nightmares and Layla's mysterious disappearance, Sophia follows clues back to the haunted house, confronting childhood ghosts as the house fights to keep its secrets. Katya de Becerra delivers a spine-tingling chiller perfect for horror fans.
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Ideal for young readers who appreciate spine-chilling horror and supernatural mysteries. Fans of atmospheric ghost stories and gothic thrillers will find this novel engrossing.

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The Blair Witch Project meets The Haunting of Hill House in this edge-of-your-seat horror-thriller, perfect for fans of Kathryn Foxfield.

Never, ever look directly into the eyes of a ghost. Because once you see it, once you see her, once you acknowledge her impossible existence, you can never un-see it. And that's how she gets you.

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Never, ever look directly into the eyes of a ghost. Because once you see it, once you see her, once you acknowledge her impossible existence, you can never un-see it. And that's how she gets you.

When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla's amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coast - Cashore House.

In the years after the film's release, Sophia's memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the film's hidden messages, and it was rumoured that Layla made a pact with the devil - her soul in exchange for fame and arcane knowledge. Sophia dismissed this as gossip... until Layla disappeared.

Now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore House's haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won't reveal its secrets without a fight.

When Ghosts Call Us Home is a spine-tingling chiller from horror writer Katya De Becerra.

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Critics praise When Ghosts Call Us Home for its intense tension, eerie setting, and chilling atmosphere. Comparisons include Rules for Vanishing, Anna Dressed in Blood, and The Haunting of Hill House. The novel's gothic style and gripping mysteries captivate readers who enjoy horror steeped in atmosphere and clever storytelling.

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ISBN: 9781035027552

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Macmillan

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 261g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Katya de Becerra was born in Russia, studied in California, lived in Peru, and then stayed in Australia long enough to become a local. She was going to be an Egyptologist when she grew up, but instead she earned a PhD in Anthropology. She is the author of YA horror-thrillers What The Woods Keep, Oasis and When Ghosts Call Us Home.

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