''Grave House'' is the debut collaborative

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by American rappers

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and Ghost Mountain, the original founders of

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collective, Haunted Mound. It was released on August 16, 2019 but later removed on streaming platforms after Ghost Mountain's departure from the collective. On April 18, 2025, the project, along with other Sematary and Ghost Mountain projects, were re-released onto streaming platforms.

Background

The mixtape was produced entirely by Sematary and takes inspiration from artists such as

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, and

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band

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. Other influences on the production include plugg producers MexikoDro & StoopidXool.

Ghost Mountain Conflict

On July 6th, 2021, it was announced through a Haunted Mound

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server that the project along with ''Hundred Acre Wrist'' was taken down following Ghost Mountain's departure from the collective. Sematary would later tell a fan on

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that he believed the songs were worthless and that he wouldn't be able to perform them live without Ghost Mountain. In late 2024, it was confirmed Ghost Mountain had rejoined Haunted Mound and made up with Sematary with the release of "Apollon" and "Dark Harvest", which served as the lead singles to his debut mixtape, "''October County''". Following this release would be "''The Wagoner EP''", a compilation of tracks originally never released onto streaming. ''Grave House'' and ''Hundred Acre Wrist'' were re-released onto streaming platforms on April 18, 2025.

Track listing

References

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