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The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

3.98

Now a hit Netflix miniseries directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, and Timothy Hutton

Past the rusted gates and untrimmed hedges, Hill House broods and waits.

Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the adventurous future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable noises and self-closing doors, but Hill House is gathering its powers and will soon choose one of them to make its own.

This classic horror novel has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.

AdultFictionRomanceParanormal RomanceHorrorClassicsMysteryParanormal
Pages
158
First published
1998
Language
English
Edition
Ebook

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  • Started September 23, 2026 · Finished September 24, 2026

  • Started October 25, 2025 · Finished October 25, 2025

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    Started August 5, 2024 · Finished August 5, 2024

  • Finished January 8, 2021

    I absolutely loved this book. I watched the show on netflix months ago and when I found out it was based on a book I felt like I ruined it for myself but I didn't. The book was very similar but completely different at the same time. I loved how psychological it was compared to the straight horror that was the tv show. I listened to the audiobook which I believe gave it the spooky feel that I really hoped it would have.

  • Finished October 14, 2018