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The Haunting of Hill House

By: Shirley Jackson
Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
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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.

©1959 Shirley Jackson; renewed 1987 by Laurence Hyman, Barry Hyman, Sarah Webster, and Joanne Schnurer (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Horror Scary Paranormal Haunted Fantasy Scary For Adults
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Critic reviews

“Makes your blood chill and your scalp prickle…Shirley Jackson is the master of the haunted tale.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Now widely regarded as the greatest haunted-house story ever written.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Shirley Jackson is unparalleled as a leader in the field of beautifully written, quiet, cumulative shudders.” (Dorothy Parker, Esquire)
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more of a psychological thriller but very enjoyable and great narration, I would definitely like to read more of Shirley jacksons work

Creepy halloween read

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I little weak I think. A little bit of a let down in terms of what I was expecting.

Erm....

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glad it was a short story. found it pretty boring, wouldn't class it as scary

meh

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This book is far from being my favorite. but the reader made it interesting to listen to.

Hill House

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The comparisons the the Netflix series are inevitable but I’ll avoid that as they really are different stories.

Well read and the story begins so well and captivates you quickly. The story is really worth a read:listen but I have to admit to being disappointed and confused with the ending.

Promised so much but delivered a limp over the finish line

Limps a bit over the line

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