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Seeking relief for his mysterious lung disease, Lucas Trainor's family relocates from NYC to an unknown uncle's bizarre mansion in rural Hounds Hollow. There Lucas finds almost no technology but also much more malicious things such as ghosts, scary hounds, and dark family secrets. This is a quick and easy-to-read if facile horror story for middle graders new to the genre.