The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic fiction and ghost story novel by Shirley Jackson. Much of the action takes place in New England. It deals with haunted houses, casas embrujadas, cuentos de terror and Psychological.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 78 ratings, and 707 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 75 editions across 6 languages.
It runs to roughly 246 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Haunting of Hill House
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.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Haunting of Hill House?
The Haunting of Hill House was written by Shirley Jackson and first published in 1959.
What genre is The Haunting of Hill House?
It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction, Ghost Stories and Horror.
How long is The Haunting of Hill House?
The median edition has 246 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Haunting of Hill House?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Shining, Julia and Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining).
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