Sick Houses

Even though she defines “house” vs “home” in chapter 1 and opines that a home can’t be haunted, Taylor keeps coming back to talk about the concept of home which, for me, takes away from the interesting history and descriptions of the sick “houses”.

Overall, as a fan of haunted and “sick” houses, it was an enjoyable reminder of the houses I’ve read about and seen in film and was fun to learn a little more about those and others I wasn’t aware of. It’s also an interesting combination of having all the appearances of an academic text but punctuated with strong, occasionally expletive-filled opinions about the houses or their inhabitants, especially the non-fictional ones.

While I appreciated the opportunity to read the ebook, I look forward to seeing the physical book as there were many photos of the houses she mentions that were not done justice in ebook form.

Thank you to NetGalley and Repeater Books for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review. Pub. date: 2/11/25

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