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When Ghosts Call Us Home
When Ghosts Call Us Home | Katya de Becerra
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Haunting of Hill House meets found-footage horror in this edge-of-your-seat thriller that explores the power of family ties and the trauma that lurks there. When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Laylas amateur horror movie Vermillion, which recorded raw footage of her very real reactions to scenes her sister concocted in their old Californian house on the coastCashore House. In the years after the films release, Sophias relationship with her sister became more strained, while her memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the films hidden messages, and it was rumored that Layla made a pact with the devilher soul in exchange for fame and arcane knowledge. Sophia dismissed this as gossip...until Layla disappeared. Now, Sophia must study the trail of clues Layla has left behind, returning to the very place where it all began. As she gets closer and closer to Cashore Houses haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house wont reveal its secrets without a fight.
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Sophia Galich was twelve when she starred in her older sister Layla‘s amateur horror movie 'Vermillion' filmed in the house their parents were renovating. Originally owned by a rich couple who held wild parties & seances until the tragic death of the wife, it stood empty for years before the Galich family moved in to renovate it. The movie gained a cult following online alongside a website which people use to travel 'The Path'. (continued)

OutsmartYourShelf Layla disappeared two years ago & it seems that she was still obsessed with Cashore & Vermillion & the last known sighting of her was at the house. Now seventeen, Sophia agrees to star in a remake being filmed at Cashore in the hope that this will lead her to the truth of what happened to Layla.

This had a slow start but once it got going it was a good read. The narrative is told from Sophia's point of view mostly in the present,
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OutsmartYourShelf although the reader experiences Sophia's returning memories as she starts to film the remake. Suspicious of everyone & their motives, including Arthur the director's son, as they start to film scenes Sophia starts to remember more of what happened five years before & realises her sister wasn't telling her the complete truth. She also realises that she is now travelling The Path - but what or who is at the end? 6mo
OutsmartYourShelf It wasn't terrifying but it was a spooky unsettling read. 3.5🌟

My thanks to #NetGalley & publisher, Macmillan Children's Books, for the opportunity to read an ARC.

Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5761905163
Read 13th-17th Oct 2023

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I read this book as if under a spell. It was one of the best haunted house books I read in quite awhile. While YA horror, it can stand on its own in the adult horror genre as well. Thank you, @paperwitchs. Your review started my own journey into this book. 4.5 stars. 2,930 word search score.
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Reading this beautiful haunted house story. Plus I love the cover.

GondorGirl That is such a good cover! 7mo
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I‘m only about 20 pages into this book and there is a very dark feel to it.
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This book was a TOTAL pick. This is a YA horror, and it actually covered pretty serious topics for a YA. Including grief, and the spectacle Hollywood is obsessed with making of raw emotion. The ghost Is also TERRIFYING. It‘s a Blair witch x haunting of hill house vibe, and I dig the idea of a cult movie following turning against the person who made their favorite art. It‘s a real ghost story, metaphorical and not - with a really great mc.

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