Best Haunted House
Ghosts is a British television sitcom that premiered on BBC One in 2019, created by the comedy group behind the CBBC series Horrible Histories. The show follows Alison Cooper, who inherits a country estate called Button House only to discover it's inhabited by ghosts from various historical periods....
The Changeling is a 1980 horror film concerning a composer’s move to a Washington State estate where he experiences unsettling phenomena. The story unfolds as he investigates the house's history and suspected supernatural activity, led by a cast including George C. Scott. It was directed by Peter Me...
Ghosts is an American urban fantasy sitcom that premiered on the CBS television network in October 2021. It is a direct adaptation of the 2019 British series of the same name, focusing on a freelance journalist and her husband who inherit a dilapidated country estate. Following a near-death experien...
Mark Z. Danielewski’s House of Leaves presents a layered horror narrative centered around an increasingly bizarre family home. The novel's unique experimental design—including shifting typography and extensive footnotes—creates a deeply unsettling and metafictional experience. It is particularly com...
White Is for Witching is a 2009 gothic novel by British writer Helen Oyeyemi, set largely in a troubled family home in Dover, England. Its story follows Miranda Silver, whose grief, illness, and strange relationship with the house become entangled with the building's hostile history and attitudes to...
'Hell House' is a supernatural horror novel by Richard Matheson published in 1971. The narrative centers on an aging millionaire who hires a team of parapsychologists and a physical medium to investigate the Belasco House, an isolated Maine mansion infamous for its history of extreme violence. Insid...
Paranormal Activity 3 continues the series following Micah, a young man who moves into his deceased grandfather’s house. The film utilizes found footage techniques to depict escalating paranormal activity within the residence, involving several individuals. It is the third installment in the Paranor...
Deadstream is a 2022 American found-footage horror comedy written and directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter. Joseph Winter stars as a disgraced internet personality who attempts to rebuild his audience by livestreaming a night alone inside an abandoned house reputed to be haunted, only to pro...
"The House Next Door" is a Southern Gothic horror novel written by Anne Rivers Siddons, published in 1978. The story takes place in a wealthy suburban neighborhood in Atlanta and focuses on a strikingly modern, newly constructed house. Despite its architectural appeal, the home exerts a malevolent i...
The Skeleton Key is a 2005 supernatural horror film set in Louisiana. A hospice nurse’s employment at an old plantation home leads to her investigation of unsettling mysteries linked to the property's history and Hoodoo practices. The story involves several former inhabitants and their associated se...
The Man Who Could Not Shudder is a 1940 detective novel by John Dickson Carr featuring Dr. Gideon Fell. Its mystery unfolds at a reputedly haunted English house where furniture appears to move without human assistance and a gun seemingly fires by itself, killing a guest. Carr combines supernatural a...
"Bag of Bones" is a 1998 horror and ghost story novel by Stephen King. The plot centers on Mike Noonan, a bestselling novelist who retreats to his lakeside cabin in Maine following the sudden death of his wife. At the cabin, he is plagued by supernatural occurrences and becomes entangled in a local...
The Grip of It is a psychological horror novel written by author Jac Jemc and published in 2017. The narrative follows a young married couple who relocate from the city to a secluded suburban home, only to experience increasingly disturbing paranormal phenomena. Told through alternating dual perspec...
T. Kingfisher's 2023 Southern Gothic novel about a woman visiting her mother who uncovers supernatural horror rooted in the family home's long-buried and violent history.
The Haunting in Connecticut is a 2009 horror film based on the reported experiences of the Snedeker family. They moved into a former funeral home in Southington, Connecticut, seeking relief for their son’s illness and encountered unexplained phenomena. The story draws from Ray Garton's book detailin...
Floating Staircase is a 2011 horror novel by Ronald Malfi that centers on themes of grief and guilt. The story follows a successful but struggling horror novelist who moves into a lakeside home in western Maryland with his family. Upon learning about the unsolved drowning of a young boy on the prope...
How to Sell a Haunted House is a 2022 horror novel by American author Grady Hendrix. The narrative centers on Louise, who travels to Charleston, South Carolina, to settle her deceased parents' estate. While navigating tense family dynamics with her estranged brother, she discovers that her mother's...
No One Gets Out Alive is a 2014 supernatural horror novel by British author Adam Nevill. The plot centers on Stephanie, a young woman who rents a cheap room in a decrepit Birmingham boarding house to escape an abusive relationship. She soon discovers the house is controlled by predatory landlords an...
Published in 2001 and written by Ridley Pearson, this horror epistolary novel is notable as a tie-in for Stephen King's television miniseries Rose Red.
Leaving D.C. (2012) is a low-budget American found footage horror film following a man who relocates to rural Maryland and begins recording escalating paranormal disturbances around his new home.
Widow's Point is Richard and Billy Chizmar's 2018 found-footage horror novella about an author who records a weekend inside a haunted lighthouse.
Incidents Around the House is a 2024 horror novel notable for its terrifying narrative of a young child tormented by a sinister imaginary friend known as Other Mommy.
Thirteen Ghosts is a 2001 horror film directed by Steve Beck, based on a remake of William Castle’s 1960 film. The story features an ensemble cast including Tony Shalhoub and Embeth Davidtz, centered around a family investigating a haunted mansion. It explores supernatural themes within the context...
The Amityville Horror is a 2005 horror film adapted from Jay Anson’s novel. It revisits the story of the Lutz family's experiences at the infamous Long Island home, which was the subject of a widely reported alleged haunting. This remake serves as the ninth installment in the established Amityville...
Peter Straub's 2003 novel about a horror novelist who investigates his nephew's disappearance and uncovers a connection between a serial killer and a haunted house.
Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018) is the second entry in Stephen Cognetti's US found footage horror series, continuing the investigation of the Abaddon Hotel.
A 2006 novel by James Herbert about a grief-stricken family who move into a remote English hall haunted by the ghosts of children evacuated there during World War II.
Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023) is the fourth entry in Stephen Cognetti's found footage series, functioning as a prequel that expands the franchise's mythology.
