A gothic mystery series beginning with The House with a Clock in Its Walls, following Lewis Barnavelt as he moves in with his uncle in a creaky mansion filled with magic. The books chronicle Lewis's adventures with his uncle and their neighbor Mrs. Zimmermann as they face dark sorcerers, haunted artifacts, and supernatural threats, all rendered with genuine atmosphere and 1970s gothic sensibility.
Ten-year-old Lewis Barnavelt goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old mansion filled with magic, but when Lewis accidentally awakens the ghost of an evil warlock who hid a doomsday clock in the walls, he must help his uncle and their neighbor find it before it's too late. A classic 1970s children's gothic with genuine atmosphere. First in a beloved series.