The House with a Clock in Its Walls

Why tonight?

• ◆Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
• ◆It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.

The story

When ten-year-old Lewis is suddenly orphaned, he is sent to live with his Uncle Jonathan in a creaky (and creepy) old mansion with a mysterious ticking noise that emanates from the walls. Upon discovering that his uncle is a warlock, Lewis begins learning magic, but when he rebelliously resurrects an evil warlock he must find the secret of the house and save the world from destruction.

• based on novel or book
• clock
• haunted house
• uncle
• pumpkin
• orphan
• warlock
• secret passageway
• 1950s
• magician