
Welcome to Dead House
by Robert Lawrence Stine
★ Most-read book of 1992 · #1 on Best Books of 1992
Amanda and Josh find their new home spooky, possibly haunted, and the town of Dark Falls feels just as strange. Their parents brush off their worries, and the friends they make have unsettling plans.
Best for: Young readers who enjoy spooky houses, creepy towns, and eerie new friends
Welcome to Dead House is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar.
What Welcome to Dead House is about
Amanda and Josh have just moved into an old house in a town called Dark Falls, and neither of them likes what they find. The house feels strange and spooky, and they begin to suspect it may be haunted. The town itself seems odd too. When they try to tell their parents, the answer is the same every time: give it time, you'll get used to it, and go out and make some new friends. The friends they do make turn out to be nothing like what their parents pictured, and they have their own ideas about how long the friendship should last. A story about two siblings who move into an old house in the strange town of Dark Falls, whose parents don't believe them when they say the house is spooky and possibly haunted.
Welcome to Dead House on the Best Books of 1992
Welcome to Dead House came out in 1992. Of the 43 books first published in 1992 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #1 on our Best Books of 1992 list.
Why it made the list: 679 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (39 ratings); 48 are reading it right now. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
It earns Most-read of 1992 and being read right now.
Nearby on the 1992 list
- The Secret History Donna Tartt, #2
- The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson, #3
See all Best Books of 1992 Best books by year
More years: Best Books of 1991 Best Books of 1993.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 545 want to read it, 48 are reading it now and 86 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.2 out of 5 from 39 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 95 | 55% |
| Reader love | 86 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 95 | 20% |
Questions about Welcome to Dead House
When was Welcome to Dead House published?
Welcome to Dead House by Robert Lawrence Stine was first published in 1992.
Was Welcome to Dead House one of the best books of 1992?
Welcome to Dead House is #1 on BookWard's Best Books of 1992, out of 43 1992 books that cleared our data bar. 679 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (39 ratings); 48 are reading it right now.
Why is Welcome to Dead House on the Best Books of 1992 list?
679 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.2 out of 5 (39 ratings); 48 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1992
- The Secret History Donna Tartt, #2
- The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes Bill Watterson, #3
- Snow Crash Neal Stephenson, #4
- The Shadow Rising Robert Jordan, #5
- The Artist's Way Julia Cameron, #6
- Small Gods Terry Pratchett, #7
See the full Best Books of 1992, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
Find your own best books
Add what you have read, rate it, and BookWard will recommend what to read next.
Free while in beta. No credit card needed.