The House That Played the Game: a Haunted Thriller Set in the Depths of New England

What if the game of hide and seek never ended?And what if the house… remembered?Cassidy Wren thought she had outgrown childish games—until a fading memory, a broken pocket watch, and a whisper in the walls pull her back into the nightmare she tried to forget. Something is wrong in the town of Elmridge. Rules are shifting. Time is bending. And someone—or something—is still counting.When children vanish without a trace and no one remembers their names, Cassidy uncovers a hidden ledger of ancient game rules etched in blood, grief, and silence. The deeper she digs, the more she realizes this isn’t just a haunting—it’s a tradition. A ritual. And the only way to survive… is to play.But in a game where the rules change and belief fuels reality, can you ever really win?The House That Played the Game is a chilling psychological horror novel that blends gothic atmosphere, haunted memory, and subtle cosmic dread.