Max and the Haunted Hotel
by M Dane
Paranormal, Occult & SupernaturalAdded on January 12, 2026
Description
Max Rhotton doesn’t believe in ghosts.Which is a bit of a problem, because his parents are ghost hunters. Professional ones. With ray guns, nostril horns, and everything.When the Rhottons check into a suspiciously spooky hotel that definitely smells like evil, Max expects another dud mission. But then ghosts start popping up in bathtubs, wrestling on tables, and throwing the best food fights ever. These aren’t your average chain-rattling ghouls—they’re weird, wacky, and kind of wonderful.Until someone starts ghost-napping them.With his parents missing, a creepy old lady hiding way too many secrets, and a weird girl named Millie, Max is dragged into a mystery way over his head. To save the hotel (and everyone he loves) Max must face brain-frying farts, haunted elevators, and the most terrifying thing of all: finding out who is a ghost and who's still alive.Perfect for fans of Goosebumps, Lemony Snicket, and The Last Kids on Earth, this hilarious supernatural adventure will leave readers laughing, gasping, and asking: Wait, did that ghost just fart-launch herself down a hallway?
Reader Reviews
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I thought it was a very cute, funny and quick paced story. It follows Max and his parents who are ghost hunters and have moved to the hotel to help remove the ghosts. Max doesn't really believe in ghosts he think his parents are just weird and silly with their homemade gadgets at one point he calls his dad a “nerdy praying mantis”. Once they arrive at the hotel Max soon discovers things are not what they seem and finds himself up a
I received a copy for review. I thought that this story was adorable. The perfect haunted house story for children. I would have loved this introduction to the horror genre when I was 8 years old. This story was fast-paced, funny, and spooky. I enjoyed following Max's ghostly adventure in the hotel & meeting all the characters along the way. It reminded me of the scooby doo gang mixed with Hotel Transylvania. Worth the read.
This book was given to me as an ARC for an honest review. Max and the Haunted Hotel is a cute children’s chapter book with exceptional illustrations throughout the novel. The premise of the story is about a boy and his ghost hunting parents who arrive at a haunted hotel to investigate. Max’s parents have never successfully caught a ghost, so Max is beginning to doubt their existence. Within moments of being inside the hotel, the ghosts make themselves known, and Max can’t help revealing his high
