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Tom Hoffman’s The Ghost Ring: Welcome to Wilder House marks a captivating beginning to the Ghost Ring series, a blend of supernatural mystery, history, and heartfelt coming-of-age drama. The novel introduces readers to Simon Moody, a witty and skeptical young man whose life is turned upside down when he and his mother inherit a sprawling, mysterious estate in the remote town of Caligo Falls, New Hampshire. What begins as a hopeful new chapter quickly turns unsettling as Simon encounters eccentric townsfolk, cryptic inheritance stipulations, and a mansion brimming with secrets and spectral presences.
In Welcome to Wilder House, Hoffman delivers an irresistible mix of gothic atmosphere, humor, and heart. It’s a modern ghost story that favors empathy and wonder over pure fright, echoing the tone of The Translucent Boy series while venturing into darker, more mysterious territory. This first installment sets the stage for deeper secrets to come, inviting readers to linger in Caligo Falls—where every whisper of wind and flicker of shadow hints at something waiting to be discovered.
Welcome to Caligo Falls, New Hampshire, population 329, not including ghosts.
