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The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson

Published: 1984-06-05
Paperback : 256 pages
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The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill ...
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(The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre

First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

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  "Not Scary"by S M. (see profile) 10/24/06

I read this book with my online book club and none of us felt it was scary. The writing was stilted and not very believable.

You can view our discussion at www.thebookclubsite.com

 
  "Interesting"by Barbara H. (see profile) 10/23/06

This book was interesting, but not my cup of tea...although Shirley Jackson was a good writer, she is too depressing for my likes. Her endings are too tragic for me.

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  "Interesting & creepy"by Rachel S. (see profile) 10/23/06

 
  "Most members did not love the book, but the discussion was very interesting"by Jane R. (see profile) 10/22/06

This is a book that many have probably seen the movie of with Julie Harris. There is a newer movie also, that I hear is very bad, but the original movie was good, and followed the book closely. The book... (read more)

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