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The House That Laughed Book One cover by Brandon Burnside, showing six teenagers before the Wrenner mansion and the face of Mr. Grin

The House That Laughed

Forest Hills, Tampa, 1996. A shortcut past the abandoned Wrenner mansion draws a group of teenage friends into the story of Corbin Wrenner, the killer clown known as Mr. Grin. The house is full of hidden passages, old recordings, and traces of children who never came home. Brandon, Jesse, Eddie, Brian, Amber, and Shelly must each find a piece of the truth and survive a murderer who has learned to use fear long after his own death. They may be able to destroy the house. Ending what lives on after the fire will be another story.

Enter the Wrenner mansion

Some houses don’t stay dead. They feed.

Author
Brandon Burnside
Publisher
Nightgrave Publishing
Status
Forthcoming · In production
Genre
Horror · Killer-clown suspense
Setting
Forest Hills, Tampa · 1996
Length
Approximately 87,000 words · 26 chapters plus epilogue
Release
To be announced

The Book One manuscript is complete. A second novel is planned. Publication date, formats, ISBN, and ordering information will be announced when confirmed.

The house burned. The laughter did not.

Set in Forest Hills in 1996, The House That Laughed follows friends whose courage and competing instincts are tested by a killer who hides behind a local legend. This is Book One of a planned continuation; the full manuscript remains private.

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