Mike- What This Book Reminds Me Of

This book reminded me a lot of the movie monster house. (animated movie when I was younger)
This is because there would be big scary house with an old scary man and all the kids would know to stay away, as this house happened to be his wife who died, but then her spirit turned into the house and would scare away anyone who would go near. (Reminds me of Mr. Radley at the beggining of the book.)