For Adults
The first book to be featured this season on the Sara Cox Radio 2 Book Club is The House That Eats The Dead by Max Doty—a darkly fun supernatural horror about a family who move into their dream home, only to discover that it’s hungry…
We have the chance for you to win a set of 10 copies of this novel for your book club. To apply, click on the survey link below. UK residents only, deadline for entries 2 September 2026.
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The House That Eats The Dead
Seeking a fresh start from the decay of San Francisco, Claire and her husband, Tom, move their family into an affluent suburban dream home. But the sanctuary hides a predatory hunger, as it turns out, the house consumes anything that was once alive. From fresh flowers and wooden furniture to their daughter’s toys, it erases the objects from existence for everyone except Claire and Tom themselves.
When Claire attempts to sell the property, she discovers it attracts a terrifying demographic, namely buyers who intend to feed its appetite with human flesh. To prevent a catastrophe, Claire forms a gruesome alliance with the home, maintaining it with animal hearts while she unearths its secrets. But when a fresh corpse is dumped through the basement window, Claire begins to wonder why she and her family were drawn to the house in the first place.
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