20+ Spine-Tingling Haunted House Books to Read This Halloween

Every haunted house has an origin story, and in The Invited, Jennifer McMahon lets us in on the ground floor of this one. Helen and Nate leave the comforts of the suburbs to move to an isolated fixer-upper. As they set about their renovations, the couple becomes aware of a legend surrounding their new home, and in the process, they unwittingly bring a malevolent presence into their lives.