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She Lives in a House That Bleeds—And She Refuses to Leave

The September House is the horror debut you won’t stop thinking about.

By Adell LashawnPublished 9 months ago 1 min read

Blood runs down the walls every September.

Ghosts roam the halls.

Her husband disappeared.

She doesn’t care.

Margaret isn’t leaving.

That’s what makes The September House by Carissa Orlando so damn chilling—she stays.

🏚️ Welcome to the House You Can’t Escape

The house is haunted. Aggressively.

Every September, things get worse:

• Bleeding walls

• Apparitions

• Objects moving

• Ghosts with names

• And something… darker

Her husband bails.

Margaret? She grabs a paintbrush and keeps going.

👁️ Not Just Horror—It’s Trauma Manifesting

This isn’t just about spooks. It’s about survival through silence. Margaret’s endured worse than ghosts. Abuse, fear, erasure.

And now? She’s taking her life back—one bloody wall at a time.

💀 Final Verdict: 4.25/5 Skulls

• Haunted house with emotional teeth

• One woman vs. every ghost in the house

• Slow-burn dread that creeps up on you

• Dark, intense, and impossible to shake

If you liked The Haunting of Hill House, but wanted the mom to fight back? This book is for you.

Would you survive a September in this house?

Or would it consume you too?

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About the Creator

Adell Lashawn

Adell LaShawn is a filmmaker, screenwriter & horror journalist blending fantasy, action & the supernatural. Creator of Slip Into Fear: Horror Unleashed. Storyteller at heart, tea lover by choice.

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