The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
The book is a chilling tale that revolves around a group of four individuals who decide to stay in a notoriously haunted mansion to conduct a paranormal investigation. The main character, a shy, reclusive woman with a troubled past, becomes increasingly unstable as she experiences terrifying phenomena and becomes obsessed with the house. As the supernatural events escalate, the lines between reality and imagination blur, leading to a shocking and tragic conclusion.
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- Published
- 1959
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 182-246
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- L'incubo Di Hill House
- L'incubo di Hill House
- Nawiedzony Dom Na Wzgórzu
- Spuk In Hill House
- Призрак дома на холме
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This book is on the following 26 lists:
- 1st on The 50 Best Horror Novels of All Time (Paste Magazine)
- 4th on Quintessential American Fiction, According to the Rest of the World (Literary Hub)
- 13th on Fantasy and Horror: A Critical and Historical Guide (Book)
- 24th on The 25 Greatest Horror Books Of All Time (Forbes)
- 25th on 50 Books to Read Before You Die (Complex)
- 43rd on TrueLit's Top 100 Favorite Books (2023) (/r/TrueLit)
- 66th on Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories (NPR)
- 66th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 548th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List (1,000 Books to Read Before You Die(Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 100 Great 20th Century English-language Works of Fiction by Women (Feminista!)
- 125 Books We Love for Adults (NY Public Library)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 222 Best Books of All Time That Deserve a Spot on Your Bookshelf, With Picks from Bestselling Authors and Indie Booksellers (Parade)
- A Response to David Handlin’s “One Hundred Best American Novels” (The American Scholar)
- Horror Literature: A Core Collection and Reference Guide (Book edited by Marshall B. Tymn)
- Horror: The 100 Best Books ("Horror: The 100 Best Books" Book by Stephen Jones (Editor) and Kim Newman (Editor))
- Horror Writer Association's Top 40 Horror Books of All Time (Horror Writer Association)
- Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Book))
- Nightmare Magazine's Top 100 Horror Books (Nightmare Magazine)
- The 100 Best Novels Of All Time (Runners-Up) (The Guardian)
- The 100 Novels You Must Read in Your Lifetime (Esquire)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )