The Dead House - Softcover

Dawn Kurtagich is a writer of psychologically sinister fiction, and she has a dark and twisted imagination! She lives in Wales, an ancient and mountainous country within the UK (go to England's Midlands and turn left towards the sea). However, she grew up all over the world, predominantly in Africa. She writes and blogs for YA Scream Queens and is a member of the YA League. The Dead House is her first novel.

Praise for The Dead House:
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"What an evil and original story. You can't stop reading Kaitlyn's diary. But is she real? It's a mystery inside a mystery--and the shocks keep coming. Scary stuff!"―R.L. Stine, author of the Goosebumps and Fear Street series

"All I could think when I finished THE DEAD HOUSE was that the author, Dawn Kurtagich, has an amazing mind. Creepy, but amazing. I loved it."―Christopher Pike, bestselling author of Thirst

"Full of twists, buried secrets, and enough disturbing corpses to please the most discerning horror lover, THE DEAD HOUSE is a thoroughly engrossing read. Diary entries, psychiatrist records, and transcripts from the investigation keep the pages turning late into the night. This is a harrowing tale, cleverly told." ―Kendare Blake, author of Anna Dressed in Blood

"THE DEAD HOUSE is a seamless blend of the supernatural and the psychological. Creepy, compelling, and compulsively readable."―Victoria Schwab, author of The Archived and Vicious

"Kurtagich weaves a terrifying and mind-bending tale reminiscent of H.P. Lovecraft. This is one of the best horror debuts I've read in a long time!"―J.R. Johansson, author of Cut Me Free and The Night Walker series

"Not for the faint of heart, this is a gory and grimly compelling story, made more so by the novel's visual elements."―Booklist

"This creepy boarding school novel meshes real world issues with a paranormal mystery in a fun but scary debut... Fans of horror novels will appreciate the creepy photographs scattered throughout, and the multiple perspectives are smoothly integrated... A worth addition to high school horror collections."―School Library Journal

"Told through a retrospective collection of found evidence surrounding the deaths of several students in a boarding school fire, Kurtagich's debut novel is deeply disturbing and fraught with emotion."
―Publishers Weekly


"[W]ill keep many readers anxiously waiting to see what comes next."―School Library Connection