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thebookbag published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010
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'The Haunting of Hill House' by Shirley Jackson
First and foremost, unlike We Have Always Lived in the Castle, this is a horror story. Of course, the title itself should give you an inkling of the subject matter, which is essentially a rather creepy tale about a haunted house. Now this is where I ... (read full critics)
readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010
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Classic ghost story: a mad professor invites three people who've never met to stay at a haunted house, for research reasons. The protagonist soon finds herself targeted by the hostile atmosphere, but seems to have a few skeletons clanking about in her own cupboards as well.
Lovely story. Bit too ... (continue)
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- English Books
- Paperback 246 Pages
- ISBN-10: 0140287434
- ISBN-13: 9780140287431
- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Pub date: Jul 01, 1999
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
There was a time before Stephen King. There was time before The Shining. There was a time when 'horror' was not rooted in blood, guts and gore. I owe a slight apology to Mr King, because along with the gutsier side of the genre, I will own that he is ... (read full critics)