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The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson
Penguin Classics·Fiction

<p><b>The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and a major inspiration for writers like Neil Gaiman and Stephen King as well as the hit Netflix series, <i>The Haunting of Hill House </i>is a chilling story of the power of fear</b> <p><b>'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written' Donna Tartt</b> <p>Alone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious Hill House. Joining them are Theodora, an artistic 'sensitive', and Luke, heir to the house. But what begins as a light-hearted experiment is swiftly proven to be a trip into their darkest nightmares, and an investigation that one of their number may not survive. Twice filmed as <i>The Hauntin</i>g, and the inspiration for a 10-part Netflix series, <i>The Haunting of Hill House</i> is a powerful work of slow-burning psychological horror. <p>'An amazing writer ... If you haven't read her you have missed out on something marvellous' Neil Gaiman <p> 'As nearly perfect a haunted-house tale as I have ever read' Stephen King <p>'The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable' A. M. Homes <p> 'Shirley Jackson is one of those highly idiosyncratic, inimitable writers...whose work exerts an enduring spell' Joyce Carol Oates</p>

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Pages256
Published2009-10
ISBN9780141191447