Helpful Score: 2
This book was originally titled as "The Haunting of Hill House," and written in 1959. A professor and three others stay in this haunted house to study the psychic phenomena within the house. Creepy, dark, and the standard of all haunted house stories. Highly recommended!
Helpful Score: 1
This book was good. This book was originally published as The Haunting of Hill House.
I love, love, love, this book. It makes the hairs stand up on the back of your head, and it doesn't need gore, over the top murders or murderers to get it done. Shirley Jackson's masterpiece.
It's a literary crime that this book doesn't receive the credit and recognition it deserves. Shirley Jackson was a true literary genius when it came to the subtle scare, and to taking the reader to a new boundry of fear. This book weaves psychological horror and supernatural horror as perfectly as a Reese cup. By the end of the book, you're ready to turn to the front, and begin reading it again.
Do yourself a favor, and read this book!
Do yourself a favor, and read this book!
