On December 1, 2016, PB revealed several book covers for at the time upcoming series in a blog, including the one for this book.[1]
On December 23, 2016, PB revealed that the premiere of this book had to be delayed by one week. The initial release date was supposed to be December 28, 2016.[2]
On January 4, 2017, PB released a blog about this book.[3]
On April 13, 2017, writer Kara revealed in their blog about The Royal Romance that the cameos from The Freshman in The Haunting of Braidwood Manor came about because a writer from The Freshman worked on it.[4]
Trivia
This is the first book to incorporate one-shot sound effects.
This was the first horror series released. In the in-game menu, it was listed under the "Mystery" heading until October 2017, when a new update changed it and instead listed it under the "Solve the Mystery" heading.
The success of The Haunting of Braidwood Manor led to the release of the It Lives series the following year.
This is the first book that contains a content warning at the beginning which gives the player the option to exit the book before reading further.
With 6 chapters, this is the shortest series and the second shortest book in the game, the first being Rules of Engagement: Newlyweds with 5 chapters and the third being The Freshman, Book 4 with 8 chapters - not counting short books which have 1-2 chapters, respectively.
In Chapter 1, Victor tells Your Character that "This isn't an episode of Ghost Hunters [...]".
Braidwood Manor is mentioned in The Freshman: Game of Love, but only if Kaitlyn is your date. In the non-premium ending of Chapter 2, you both watch a documentary about Braidwood Manor.
The soundtrack for this book has been used in other series for situations that can seem intimidating. It is used several times in the second and third books of Endless Summer, as well as in LoveHacks.
The loading screen for several chapters issues a warning because of the use of flashing lights that may not be suitable for players with photosensitive epilepsy.
The loading screen for Chapter 6 issues a warning because of the sensitive content.
Chapter 6 shares the same title as Chapter 6 of The Royal Masquerade.
Similar to the way the "Thank you for playing"-message at the end of Home for the Holidays recommends Red Carpet Diaries to players who enjoy romance, the message at the end of this book includes a recommendation of Endless Summer to players who like mystery.
Until the release of The Royal Masquerade, The Haunting of Braidwood Manor was the only book to have two love interests, which was the smallest selection of love interests until With Every Heartbeat, which is the first book to have only one love interest.
