The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender

In the narrow spill of light from my phone, I read the first letter: a deeply gouged D. It looks creepy, even without accounting for all the shit that's waiting to be uncovered within. When they get there, they get ominous reactions from the town residents, and the house itself turns out to be an former insane asylum. An old aunt has died, leaving her a house. She has a slightly troubled past, which have led her very academic parents to largely lose trust in her. All the elements of a horror is there in this book. Needless to say, it's still considerably better than some books that have promised me the world, and then failed to deliver.ġ6-year old Delia has inherited an old house from a dead aunt whom she barely knows. The blurb is a little misleading, but I won't spoil the book.

Strange to say that about a horror novel, but it is what it is. In a week filled with terrible, boring books, this was a breath of fresh air. Like me.There was nothing particularly brilliant about this book, but it was well-written, it was surprisingly thoughtful, and above all it was entertaining. Why she hadn’t let herself die on the property.īecause then she would have been stuck forever.

I understood why Aunt Cordelia had dragged herself out to the road before committing suicide. The house, as well, harbors shocking truths within its walls-truths that only Delia can uncover, and that may set her free.īut she’ll need to act quickly, before the house’s power overtakes everything she loves.įrom master of suspense Katie Alender comes a riveting tale of twisted memories and betrayals, and the meaning of madness. Delia finds that all the spirits are unsettled and full of dark secrets. A handsome ghost boy named Theo roams the grounds. Ghost girls wander the halls in their old-fashioned nightgowns. So, in the most horrifying way, Delia gets trapped.Īnd that’s when she learns that the house is also haunted. Kind of like Delia herself.īut the house still wants to keep “troubled” girls locked away. Long ago, it was the Piven Institute for the Care and Correction of Troubled Females-an insane asylum nicknamed “Hysteria Hall.” However, many of the inmates were not insane, just defiant and strong willed. In this asylum, your mind plays tricks on you all the time…ĭelia’s new house isn’t just a house.

The Dead Girls of Hysteria Hall by Katie Alender