The Haunted House vs Welcome to Dead House: Which Should You Read?

The Haunted House Charles Dickens · 1859 ★★★★☆ 3.6 Challenging

“Under none of the accredited ghostly circumstances, and environed by none of the conventional ghostly surroundings, did I first make acquaintance with the house which is the subject of this Christmas piece.”

The drama begins with a Yuletide gathering in an eerie country retreat that's rumored to be haunted. There, Dickens and his friends, including acclaimed authors Elizabeth Gaskell and Wilkie Collins, take on the task of…

Welcome to Dead House Robert Lawrence Stine · 1992 ★★★★☆ 3.8 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate

Amanda and Josh think the old house they have just moved into is weird. Spooky. Possibly haunted. And the town of Dark Falls is pretty strange, too. But their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say.…