Dead House

De: Gabriella Creighton

Narrado por: Tara Lynne

Riley Cross needs quiet more than she needs answers. A cheap old rental on Weaver Street seems like a fresh start, creaking floors and all. Then she finds the sealed pantry. Behind it is not storage, but a corridor that should not exist, a house that stretches on and on, changing its rules as you learn them.

Rooms echo with half-remembered nights. Photographs do not always show what you saw. A forgotten diary hints at others who walked these halls and never learned how to leave. The deeper Riley goes, the more the walls learn her name, and the more the house feeds on the one thing she cannot outrun.

Set in a small town that pretends not to notice, Dead House is a slow-burn descent into guilt, memory, and the places grief will build when no one is watching. Doors open both ways here. Some invite you home. Some ask a question you cannot unhear.

Riley only needs to choose which ones to trust.

©2025 Gabriella Creighon (P)2026 Gabriella Creighton

Glad I found this one

I was looking for a new mystery to listen to, and I am so glad I found this one. It is well-paced, the characters feel real, and the whole thing is just very well put together. I love when an audiobook can make me forget about everything else I am doing, and this one did exactly that. It is a great choice if you are in the mood for something spooky, mysterious, and very easy to follow along with.

Perfectly creepy atmosphere

The house on Weaver Street sounds like a place I would stay away from in real life. The story does a great job of making the quiet moments feel even scarier than the loud ones. Between the creaking wood and the boarded-up pantry, there is a constant sense that something is about to go wrong. It’s a very simple story to follow, which made it a great audiobook for when I was doing stuff around the house. The ending was satisfying and the whole mystery felt very well put together.

Raw and authentic

Dead House is a hauntingly immersive novel that lingers, the shifting architecture and eerie psychological tension create a deeply unsettling yet compelling reading experience. The slow-burn pacing builds dread with masterful control, rewarding patient readers with powerful revelations. Overall, it’s a beautifully written, atmospheric story that will captivate fans of psychological and supernatural horror.

Very relatable

I think everyone has lived in a place that made strange noises at night, so this story felt very real to me. Riley’s need for a fresh start is something most people can understand, which makes it sad when things go wrong for her. It kept the story focused and made me want to keep listening to find out the truth. It’s not too gorey or loud, just a very well-told mystery that feels grounded and believable.

Perfect for mystery fans

If you like stories about old houses with dark secrets, this is exactly what you are looking for. Riley’s struggle to settle in while dealing with the weird vibes of the sealed pantry creates a lot of suspense that never really lets up. It’s a very simple but effective tale that relies on a slow-burning fear rather than fast action, which makes the ending feel much more powerful and earned.