Cover of House of Leaves
Read Time: ~11.8 hr

House of Leaves

by Mark Z. Danielewski (2000)

About this book

A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane and discovers that their house is impossibly bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Within the living room closet, an endless, pitch-black labyrinthine hallway opens up into subterranean darkness, groaning with a presence that defies all physical laws.

Setting / LocationAsh Tree Lane & The Navidson Record
Story Era1990s Cult Horror
Protagonist / CoreWill Navidson & Johnny Truant

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