--- product_id: 126239391 title: "The House Next Door" price: "£17.77" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/126239391-the-house-next-door store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The House Next Door **Price:** £17.77 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The House Next Door - **How much does it cost?** £17.77 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/126239391-the-house-next-door) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Now a movie starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Lara Flynn Boyle, and Colin Ferguson! Step into the spellbinding world of The House Next Door , a Southern Gothic masterpiece blending suburban suspense, eerie hauntings, and the collision of Old and New South ideals, as a peaceful Atlanta neighborhood succumbs to the darkness of an unholy house. Thirtysomething Colquitt and Walter Kennedy live in a charming, peaceful suburb of newly bustling Atlanta, Georgia. Life is made up of enjoyable work, long, lazy weekends, and the company of good neighbors. Then, to their shock, construction starts on the vacant lot next door, a wooded hillside they'd believed would always remain undeveloped. Disappointed by their diminished privacy, Colquitt and Walter soon realize something more is wrong with the house next door. Surely the house can’t be haunted, yet it seems to destroy the goodness of every person who comes to live in it, until the entire heart of this friendly neighborhood threatens to be torn apart. Review: Beautifully written, compelling story - There was a time when I was a voracious reader, never without a book and carving out times during each day to bury my head in the printed word. In recent years, I’ve found my reading to be confined to just before bed, reading about fifty pages before lights out. So I was delighted when I got so caught up in Anne River Siddons’s The House Next Door that I consumed the over three-hundred page book in just about two days. I’ve read many of Siddons’s books and, to varying degrees, loved them all. She writes with such elegance. Her word pictures are absolutely stunning. Two examples: “our tires whispered in the snake tracks left by other cars” and “the ice-sheathed trees…like great crystal hands fingering the sky.” Wow! Just beautiful. And with those lovely descriptions comes a writer who truly understands her characters, most of which are upper-middle class Southerners who have lunch at the club, run the Junior League, have cabin retreats on off-shore islands. So this novel, The House Next Door, was totally unexpected. Still clinging to her carefully honed character studies and the goings-on among the semi-wealthy, the author has produced a Southern gothic novel. No, the book isn’t teeming with hags scaring children, creaking floorboards, moss hanging from trees. But it is a gothic novel, no less. The premise is that the new house built next door to the protagonists, Colquitt and Walter (I marvel at Siddons character names, for authors so rarely name a female character a name usually reserved for a surname,) somehow has an influence over those who live there. Three families inhabit the house, and three families come to some sort of tragedy. The beauty of Siddons’s creation is that we, the readers, are left to decide if the tragedies are the result of the fact the inhabitants were severely flawed individuals to begin with and that Colquitt and Walter are reading too much into it all, or if there really is an evil lurking in the house next door. I leave you to decide, for this novel is a great read! Review: Excellent writing...interesting haunted house story - This was a good creepy story about a house designed by an architect that was befriended by the neighbors who live in the surrounding homes. At first, they were not happy about the house being built on a quiet, empty lot that everyone rather enjoyed. But, once they saw the beauty of the house designs, and then the ultimate beautiful house, they changed their minds and embraced the change. The characters are pretty interesting and the flow of this book has a nice pace, it doesn't rush you and it builds tension nicely. Honestly the main character got on my nerves just a tad..but I suspect she was supposed too, as we are all human and occasionally get on each others nerves. I almost want to read the book again though, it feels like I either missed something or most likely, the author just left out details that were vital to understanding the ending. All of the sudden I was at the end of the book with more questions than answers! I wasn't thrilled with the way the book ended, I felt like I was left hanging, with questions the author just failed to answer. But, it is a great read and I'd recommend it anyway. It's well written and has a unique approach to horror, I really enjoyed that aspect of this book and feel others who are big readers like me, would as well. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #54,291 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #93 in Ghost Fiction #140 in Ghost Thrillers #549 in Historical Thrillers (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 2,478 Reviews | ## Images ![The House Next Door - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81qPMCokMIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautifully written, compelling story *by R***S on July 11, 2024* There was a time when I was a voracious reader, never without a book and carving out times during each day to bury my head in the printed word. In recent years, I’ve found my reading to be confined to just before bed, reading about fifty pages before lights out. So I was delighted when I got so caught up in Anne River Siddons’s The House Next Door that I consumed the over three-hundred page book in just about two days. I’ve read many of Siddons’s books and, to varying degrees, loved them all. She writes with such elegance. Her word pictures are absolutely stunning. Two examples: “our tires whispered in the snake tracks left by other cars” and “the ice-sheathed trees…like great crystal hands fingering the sky.” Wow! Just beautiful. And with those lovely descriptions comes a writer who truly understands her characters, most of which are upper-middle class Southerners who have lunch at the club, run the Junior League, have cabin retreats on off-shore islands. So this novel, The House Next Door, was totally unexpected. Still clinging to her carefully honed character studies and the goings-on among the semi-wealthy, the author has produced a Southern gothic novel. No, the book isn’t teeming with hags scaring children, creaking floorboards, moss hanging from trees. But it is a gothic novel, no less. The premise is that the new house built next door to the protagonists, Colquitt and Walter (I marvel at Siddons character names, for authors so rarely name a female character a name usually reserved for a surname,) somehow has an influence over those who live there. Three families inhabit the house, and three families come to some sort of tragedy. The beauty of Siddons’s creation is that we, the readers, are left to decide if the tragedies are the result of the fact the inhabitants were severely flawed individuals to begin with and that Colquitt and Walter are reading too much into it all, or if there really is an evil lurking in the house next door. I leave you to decide, for this novel is a great read! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent writing...interesting haunted house story *by M***N on May 20, 2014* This was a good creepy story about a house designed by an architect that was befriended by the neighbors who live in the surrounding homes. At first, they were not happy about the house being built on a quiet, empty lot that everyone rather enjoyed. But, once they saw the beauty of the house designs, and then the ultimate beautiful house, they changed their minds and embraced the change. The characters are pretty interesting and the flow of this book has a nice pace, it doesn't rush you and it builds tension nicely. Honestly the main character got on my nerves just a tad..but I suspect she was supposed too, as we are all human and occasionally get on each others nerves. I almost want to read the book again though, it feels like I either missed something or most likely, the author just left out details that were vital to understanding the ending. All of the sudden I was at the end of the book with more questions than answers! I wasn't thrilled with the way the book ended, I felt like I was left hanging, with questions the author just failed to answer. But, it is a great read and I'd recommend it anyway. It's well written and has a unique approach to horror, I really enjoyed that aspect of this book and feel others who are big readers like me, would as well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The kind of neighbor you don't want... *by D***H on June 9, 2025* A classic horror story from the late 70's, lauded by Stephen King, I knew I'd have to get around to it sooner or later. Written by an author new to me, and her only horror tale, according to a bit of Google research, this book was well done. Not scary in the traditional sense, and very much of its time, the story unfolded slowly and with a deliberate pace. There were patches in the book of genuine dread, when the main character had to enter the eponymous house alone, where you legitimately wondered what or if anything would happen to her. I really enjoyed the overall story. She nailed the overall narrative, with interesting, if dated, characters. I'd have loved to see what else she could do. Shame she never did. Highly recommended. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/126239391-the-house-next-door](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/126239391-the-house-next-door) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-17*