#165 in Horror
Incidents Around the House
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
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Our view
An eight-year-old tells “Incidents Around the House”, and her child’s-eye view is the source of the dread in Josh Malerman’s novel. Her family is pursued by a presence she calls Other Mommy. Not every reader stays with that voice: some find it wearing over a whole book, some object to the way the adult women are written, and some feel the creature’s vagueness costs it menace.
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About the book
Incidents Around the House is a 2024 horror novel by American author Josh Malerman. It was published by Del Rey on June 25, 2024. Narrated in the first person by an eight-year-old girl, the novel follows her family as they are pursued by a supernatural entity she calls Other Mommy.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 268 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 65% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 268 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Incidents Around the House?
It has 368 pages — shorter than 58% of the ranked books in Horror.
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