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Horror Annotation

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Author: David Mitchell Title : Slade House Genre : Horror, Supernatural Horror, Ghost Stories Publication Date : October 27, 2015 Number of Pages : 238 Geographical Setting : England Time Period : Contemporary, Recent Past (1979, 1988, 1997, 2006, 2015)   Series : The Bone Clocks Plot Summary : A series of mysterious disappearances, separated by nine-year intervals, all associated with Slade House…What is the secret of Slade House? Who or what is responsible for these vanishings? A tween boy and his mother, a police officer of questionable character, some college students, a reporter and an academic are all drawn to the mysterious house, but for what purpose? The residents, mysterious twins, target the vulnerable and lure people in by assuming various guises…but by the time the visitors realize all is not as it appears, it is too late…Though this title is actually a prequel of sorts to Mitchell’s The Bone Clocks, it works as a stand- alone creepy read, sure to