The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 1973 juvenile mystery fiction novel written by American author John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey.

Jonathan's house was previously owned by his friend and mentor Isaac Izard and his wife Selena, a sinister couple who became corrupted by their practice of black magic and plotted to bring about the end of the world.

Lewis tries to win Tarby back by demonstrating how to raise the dead in the local cemetery on Halloween but in doing so unwittingly releases Selena Izard from her tomb.

An escalating series of encounters with the sorceress' ghost builds to a final confrontation in the basement of Jonathan's house, where Lewis must summon up his courage and prevent the couple from finishing their work and bringing about the end time.

[2] The House with a Clock in Its Walls received a New York Times outstanding book citation and a Michigan Young Readers award nomination.