House of Leaves
Published in 1998, House of Leaves is a horror novel by Mark Z. Danielewski. Characters include Zampanò, Will Navidson and Karen Green. Readers will find themes of holes, documentary films, manuscripts and labyrinths.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.3 out of 5 from 66 ratings, and 969 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 14 editions across 5 languages.
It runs to roughly 736 pages — 13–14 hours of reading at an average pace.
About House of Leaves
A young family moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story—of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.
Awards & lists
- ✦Locus Awards 2001 — Best First Novel (nominee)
- ✦Bram Stoker Awards 2000 — Best First Novel (nominee)
Quick answers
Who wrote House of Leaves?
House of Leaves was written by Mark Z. Danielewski and first published in 1998.
What genre is House of Leaves?
It is usually shelved as Horror.
How long is House of Leaves?
The median edition has 736 pages, about 13–14 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to House of Leaves?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Green Mile, Insomnia and Coraline.
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