It Was Her House First

Ronnie doesn’t know it yet,but her fate rests in the hands of the dead. Silent film star Venita Rost’s malevolent spirit lurks spider-like in her cliffside mansiona once-beautiful home that’s claimed countless unlucky souls. And she’s not alone. Snared in her terrible webInspector Bartholomew Sloan–her eternal nemesis–watches her wreak havoc in helpless horrorshackled by his own guilt and Venita’s unrelenting wrath. Now the house has yet another new owner. This time it’s Ronnie Mitchella grieving woman who buys the run-down place sight unseen. She arrives armed with an unexpected inheritancea strong background in renovationand a blissful ignorance regarding the house’s blood-soaked history. But her arrival has stirred up more than just dust and decay. In the shadowsunseen eyes watch. Thena man comes knocking. He brings wild stories and a thinly veiled jealousyas well as a secret connection to the house that can only lead to violence. Venita’s fury awakensand a deadly game unfolds. Caught between a vengeful ghost and a ruthless living threatRonnie’s skepticism crumbles. The line between living and dead isn’t as sharp as it seemsand she realizes too late that in Venita’s housesurvival might be just an illusion.