130 21stcentury 843 adoptedchildren alcoholism americanliterature authors backstories brothersandsisters cabinfever caretakers colorado demonology dreams exploitation fairies families family familysecrets fantasy fateandfatalism fiction frenchfiction ghostfiction ghosts gothic hauntedhouses homelesschildren horror horrorfiction horrortales hotelkeepers jack(fictitiouscharacter) largetypebooks love magic newyorktimesbestseller novel novelists nyt:e-book-fiction=2013-10-13 occult orphans paranormalfictionsuspense parapsychology plays precognition property psychicability psychics roque spaceandtime spiritualism supernatural supernaturalthrillers telepathy thriller topiary torrance youngadultfiction