The Night House by Jo Nesbø

The Night House by Jo Nesbø is a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel. The story revolves around fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved, who, after his parents’ tragic deaths in a house fire, is sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote town of Ballantyne. Richard becomes an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, he claims that a telephone booth near the woods sucked Tom into the receiver. Only Karen, another outsider, believes him and encourages him to investigate. As more classmates disappear, Richard grapples with dark magic and the terrifying voices that haunt him…