When 16 year old Matilda Galloway becomes heiress to the family fortune, life moves her from bustling New York City to the lonely solitude of the Galloway Manor in the mountains of North Carolina. When Matty begins hearing and seeing things in the creepy old mansion, she isn't sure if the home is haunted or if she is going insane. Her search for answers leads her to some startling discoveries, eerie coincidences, and an age-old curse on the descendants of Judge Galloway. Sinister, frightening and scary; this is a story that will give new meaning to 'things that go bump in the night.' For young adults or anyone who loves a good ghost story Warning: read it with the lights on.