
Jeff VanderMeer, author of the S outhern Reach trilogy ( Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance), Borne and City of Saints & Madmen

One of the few haunted house stories that sticks the landing." It's got depth, thrills, twists, and great writing. " The Grip of It is a stunning, smart, genuinely creepy page-turner that I couldn't put down. Benjamin Percy, author of The Dark Net, The Dead Lands, Thrill Me and Red Moon The Grip of It deserves a spot on the shelf beside Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, Henry James's The Turn of the Screw, and Mark Danielewski's House of Leaves - not only because it is a masterful haunted house story, but because it, like its literary predecessors, is elegantly written, psychologically rich, and damn terrifying." "I mean this in the best possible way: Jac Jemc gives me the creeps. Preliminary Ballot in the Novel Category for the Bram Stoker Awards Praise

Shortlisted for the Chicago Review of Books Fiction Awardįinalist for the Goodreads Readers' Choice Awards in Horror
