| In a wealthy, old-fashoned suburb of Atlanta, a young architect decides to built an ultra-modern house. Almost immediatly bad luck seems to befall the builders and the architect. Colquette and Walter Kennedy have lived next door to the site of the new house for years, and though they are not happy with the new addition to the neighborhood, they welcome their new neighbors. However, at the housewarming party, a tragedy occurs that causes the new neighbors to move immediately.
Not long after, a new couple moves in, and the inhabitants are driven to acts of madness and destruction. Although Colquette doesn't believe in haunted houses, she comes to realize that the house is not normal. When a third family moves in, the Kennedys once again witness the house turn on its owners, and play upon their weaknesses until they turn on eachother. Then the same behavior occurs throughout the neighborhood, and the architect who built the house begins to lose his sanity. The Kennedys decide that something must be done to warn prospective buyers about the house, and they risk their lives to do just that. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Horror Story? Yes Horror plotlets - Why do they stay in the haunted house/boat? descript. of violence and chases - 30 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Female Age: - 40's-50's Ethnicity/Race Setting United States Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - vague references - actual description of sex Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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