Incidents Around The House

by Josh Malerman · 2024

Eight‑year‑old Bela’s world is built around her parents and Grandma Ruth—until a sinister presence she calls “Other Mommy” begins to haunt the walls of their home. Every day the entity whispers, “Can I go inside your heart?” and as strange, terrifying incidents multiply, Bela realizes that refusing the question could cost her family dearly. As Other Mommy grows bolder, the fragile cracks in her parents’ marriage threaten to unravel the only safety Bela knows. In this claustrophobic, relentlessly unsettling tale, family bonds are tested against a malevolent force that lives in the shadows of everyday life, delivering a horror that feels both intimate and terrifying.