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Welcome to the Dark House

Laurie Faria Stolarz (2014)

SubgenreDark Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Dark House #1
Setting
CSM age14
Goodreads3.78
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

CaptivityKidnappingViolencePsychological ManipulationDeath

Positive tags

SurvivalFriendshipMystery

Hero archetypes

Fish out of Water

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of Water

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVs

Tropes

Trapped TogetherDeadly GameFish out of WaterEnsemble CastFalse PremiseHidden IdentitySurvival Horror

Themes

SurvivalDeceptionFearTrustReality vs IllusionFan Culture

Synopsis

Seven fans have won a trip to meet horror film director Justin Blake. But things become dangerous when Ivy, Parker, Shayla, Natalie, Frankie, and Garth find themselves trapped in an abandoned amusement park.

Is Welcome to the Dark House appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 14 and up.

Seven teens are lured to an abandoned amusement park under false pretenses and trapped in a deadly scenario. Expect moderate violence, peril, psychological manipulation, and deaths as the characters fight to survive.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include kidnapping, captivity, and death (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Fans of survival horror and psychological thrillers will love this tense story about teens trapped in a nightmare amusement park.

Tags

Psychological ThrillerHorrorSurvival HorrorMystery