JC Bratton's Dollhouse

After discovering a mysterious doll in an attic, two high school friends are increasingly plagued by a series of disturbing and unexplained events.

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Just one enchanted jewel stands between earth and an army of evil spirits led by the devious ghoul, Phears. With the help of his new girlfriend and ghost pals, Max Doyle races to find the crystal and save the world.

A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son's imaginary friend.

Julia Ross secures employment with a wealthy widow and goes to live at her house. Two days later, she awakens in a different house in different clothes and with a new identity.