Home Before Dark
Home Before Dark by Riley Sager is a chilling thriller published by Penguin on August 31, 2021. This 416-page novel delves into the haunting legacy of Baneberry Hall, a Victorian estate in the Vermont woods, where Maggie Holt returns to confront her family’s past. After fleeing the house with her parents twenty-five years ago, Maggie inherits the property following her father’s death and is determined to renovate and sell it, despite her skepticism about the supernatural claims made in her father’s memoir, House of Horrors.
As Maggie navigates her homecoming, she encounters not only the discontent of local residents but also unsettling echoes of her family’s history. The narrative unfolds with psychological suspense, exploring themes of belief and the unknown as Maggie experiences strange occurrences reminiscent of her father’s tales. Readers will find a blend of fiction, thrillers, and horror elements that challenge Maggie’s understanding of reality and force her to confront the secrets hidden within Baneberry Hall.
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today‘s Best Books of 2020
“A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold back”(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night.
Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share.
Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism.
Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn’t believe a word of her father’s claims. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows.
Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father’s book, the truth she uncovers about the house’s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
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