The Clackity

Written by Lora Senf

Narrated by Kimberly Woods

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces, this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Times bestselling author of House of Salt and Sorrows) middle grade novel tells the story of a girl who must rescue her aunt by entering a world of ghosts, witches, and monsters to play a game with deadly consequences.

Evie Von Rathe lives in Blight Harbor—the seventh-most haunted town in America—with her Aunt Desdemona, the local paranormal expert. Des doesn’t have many rules except one: Stay out of the abandoned slaughterhouse at the edge of town. But when her aunt disappears into the building, Evie goes searching for her.

There she meets The Clackity, a creature who lives in the shadows and seams of the slaughterhouse. The Clackity makes a deal with Evie to help get Des back in exchange for the ghost of John Jeffrey Pope, a serial killer who stalked Blight Harbor a hundred years earlier. Evie reluctantly embarks on a journey into a strange otherworld filled with hungry witches, penny-eyed ghosts, and a memory-thief, all while being pursued by a dead man whose only goal is to add Evie to his collection of lost souls. Will she ever find Des, or is The Clackity planning something far more sinister?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Jun 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781797150543

Lora Senf

Lora Senf is a writer of dark and twisty stories for all ages. She is the author of The Clackity, Bram Stoker Award winner The Nighthouse Keeper, The Loneliest Place, and Pennies. She credits her love of words to her parents and to the public library that was walking distance from her childhood home. Lora finds inspiration for her writing in her children’s retellings of their dreams, on road trips through Montana, and most recently while reminiscing about summer days spent on her bike. She lives in eastern Washington with her husband, their twins, and two remarkably lazy cats. Visit her at LoraSenf.com.

Reviews for The Clackity

[Ana Estella · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The perfect scary to make you hold your breath! Such a good book. Loved it. Really gets it hooked.

[Wayne Arick · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Wow! The perfect creepy. The setting is described in wonderful detail. The characters are perfect. I can’t wait to read more of their adventures.

[laluna · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Fantastic adventure on creeply places. Super fun! Great narration too!

[Sarah Ecrivain · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book gave an atmosphere of genuine magic like a mix of a fairytale and a grim adventure. Its description was vivid and satisfying, the settings were fairytale-like memorable and intriguing. Its villains were frightening and fascinating. I really like how the clackity had so much character and strangeness like something straight out of Brothers Grimm, and I would say that this book is a rival to Coraline and it should be made into an animated film. It was a very clever and delicately written story and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[Trisha Davis · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is perfect for spooky season. It has everything I love like witches, magic, creepy houses, and a main character who is a little odd; but the best people are

[Skye K. · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

So fun! I am an avid adult horror reader and read this as a palette cleanser. I loved the whimsy mixed with deeply unsettling descriptions. Younger me would have devoured this.

[Lyricalgothic · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was a fun and fast pace read. I hope there another one for Evie!

[melissa jackson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Flippin’ gorgeous!! All the good feels. Great story and lots of fun
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[Bobbi Jean Spaur · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Impeccable. An amazing journey. This book was a delicious read.