When Ghosts Call Us Home

Katya de Becerra

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Macmillan
26 September 2023

Never, ever look directly into the eyes of a ghost. Because once you see it, once you see her, once you acknowledge her impossible existence, you can never un-see it. And that's how she gets you.

When Sophia Galich was twelve, she starred in her older sister Layla's 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 coast - Cashore House.

In the years after the film's release, Sophia's memories of the now-infamous house fueled her nightmares. Vermillion amassed an army of fanatical fans who speculated about the film's hidden messages, and it was rumored that Layla made a pact with the devil - her 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 House's haunted heart, she must once again confront the ghosts of her childhood. But the house won't reveal its secrets without a fight.

When Ghosts Call Us Home is a spine-tingling chiller from horror writer Katya De Becerra.

By: Katya de Becerra
Imprint: Macmillan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 261g
ISBN: 9781035027552
ISBN 10: 1035027550
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 26 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: General/trade , Children/juvenile , ELT Advanced , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katya de Becerra was born in Russia, studied in California, lived in Peru, and then stayed in Australia long enough to become a local. She was going to be an Egyptologist when she grew up, but instead she earned a PhD in Anthropology. She is the author of YA horror-thrillers What The Woods Keep, Oasis and When Ghosts Call Us Home.

Reviews for When Ghosts Call Us Home

Haunting and hypnotic, When Ghosts Call Us Home gave me goosebumps! Perfect for fans of Night Film and Rules for Vanishing, the mysteries of Cashore House will grab you by the throat and refuse to let go. -- Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows Equal parts chilling and clever, this Gothic page-turner will haunt you long after you’ve finished wandering the shadowed halls of the mysterious Cashore House. -- Sarah Glenn Marsh, author of The Girls Are Never Gone Fans of the Haunting of Hill House will want to plan a trip to Cashore. The pages almost turn themselves in this one. Come for the chills, stay for de Becerra’s gorgeous prose. -- Kelly Devos, author of Eat Your Heart Out and Go Hunt Me Katya de Becerra's When Ghosts Call Us Home will linger in readers' minds just like the delightfully layered mythology surrounding Cashore House lingers in our heroine's nightmares. de Becerra's rich storytelling forces you to do a double take, wondering whether you imagined what Sophia endures, the intricate fan theories that may or may not be offering clues, and what she'll face next in the search for her older sister. -- Amparo Ortiz, author of Last Sunrise in Eterna When Ghosts Call Us Home feels like Crimson Peak for the internet era, dreamy and familiar until you put a foot wrong and fall. Immediately captivating, this excavation of two sisters’ shared history uses the fluid nature of memory to weave a haunting that you won’t soon forget. -- Alison Ames, author of It Looks Like Us and To Break a Covenant The artful weaving of ghostly horrors with the off-kilter creepiness of films and fandoms creates multiple layers of fear in this deeply unsettling page-turner . . . Haunting, intense, and eerily spooky. * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *