Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The September House | 2023 | Carissa Orlando | Buy |
The September House is Carissa Orlando’s debut and, so far, her only published novel. Released in 2023, it is a self-contained horror story about a woman who stays in a violently haunted house out of love for the home itself. The hauntings escalate every September, and the protagonist treats them the way other people treat seasonal allergies: as an inconvenience to be managed rather than a reason to move.
Orlando brings a fresh perspective to haunted house fiction by making the protagonist’s stubbornness the central mystery. The book works as both horror and dark comedy, and it established Orlando as a voice worth watching in the genre.