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The house stood empty, dark, and foreboding, but it was the answer to all of Erica Walsh's problems -- a sturdy roof, a place to raise her kids, a home of her own for the rest of her natural life. But if the house was empty who was watching Erica with dead, vacant eyes...calling her name in the night with foul and fetid breath...caressing and arousing her with rough, probing hands? There was something wrong with the Walsh's new house...something evil...alive...waiting...
The Gatekeeper: content & age rating
Intended for adult readers (18+).
This 1980s horror novel contains explicit supernatural sexual assault and body horror elements. A mother and her children are terrorized by a malevolent entity in their new home that physically violates the protagonist.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, steamy sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include sexual assault, non-consensual touch, and supernatural violation (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Adult readers seeking classic haunted house horror with visceral supernatural threats will find this deeply unsettling.