title: A House at the Bottom of a Lake
author:  Josh Malerman 
description: "Josh Malerman expertly conjures a fairy tale nostalgia of first love, and we follow along, all too willingly, ignoring the warning signs even as the fear takes hold."--LitReactor.com "An intimate dive into eerie, ethereal waters."--Dread Central "Never has something so scary been so much fun."--Dark Moon Digest "Malerman is a daring and crafty storyteller."--Dead End Follies
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  # A House at the Bottom of a Lake
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Josh Malerman
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [![This Is Horror](../images/00002.jpeg)
  
  
  ![This Is Horror](../images/00001.jpeg)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Praise For A House at the Bottom of a
  Lake](part0002.html#1T140-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [About the Author](part0004.html#3Q280-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0006.html#5N3C0-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0007.html#6LJU0-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0008.html#7K4G0-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0009.html#8IL20-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0010.html#9H5K0-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0011.html#AFM60-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0012.html#BE6O0-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0013.html#CCNA0-ff6d99e18b704359a27fa3ad99e52f16)
  
  