Spite House

Eric Ross is running from a past he cannot explain, with his two daughters beside him. He has left his wife, his home, and his whole life in Maryland. Money is a constant worry, because safe work is hard to find when you have no references, cannot stay anywhere long, and fear that the past is catching up with you.

Then he sees a strange advertisement for the Masson House in Degener, Texas. The property has a reputation as one of the most haunted places in the state, and its owner wants a caretaker of sorts. The job is to live in the house and keep a detailed record of everything that happens there, provided the horrors do not drive the family mad, as they did the caretakers before them.

The payout is large, but that is not the only reason the job appeals to Eric. He wants to learn the secrets of the spite house. If it really is haunted, it may help him understand the uncanny power that clings to his family and keeps them moving from town to town, afraid to stop running.

Spite House is a Gothic horror novel about grief, death, and the depths of a father's love. It is Johnny Compton's debut.