The American author Shirley Jackson has written it. The book is in simple English language so its easier for the readers to understand it. The novel comes under the genre of Novel, Horror fiction, Gothic fiction. It published in the year The novel contains a total of pages.
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 The Haunting, and the inspiration for a part Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House is a powerful work of slow-burning psychological horror. If you haven't read her you have missed out on something marvellous' Neil Gaiman 'As nearly perfect a haunted-house tale as I have ever read' Stephen King 'The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable' A. Homes 'Shirley Jackson is one of those highly idiosyncratic, inimitable writers Charles had never been one to believe in things like a sixth senses.
He was a man who believed what he could see, but even he knew that something was very wrong. The Galsbury Inn is a magnificent structure, nestled in the idyllic English countryside. The place is rundown and spooky from being abandoned over the years. Then there were the rumors about deaths and disappearances. Some say the first owner tortured and killed people, including his own wife, but that happened a hundred years ago, or more, and besides, there's no such things as ghosts.
Only Charles may have to change his mind. Based on the Inn's history, Harriet has a hunch that something more sinister-and paranormal-is at play. She's a paranormal investigator, an amateur sure, and eagerly jumps on the chance to investigate the Galsbury.
But soon, she quickly realizes what she's playing with is far out of her league, and she's a bit in over her head. But she's persistent and won't let a poltergeist intimidate her into heading back home with her tail between her legs. With the help of an unwitting policeman, Harriet takes on the Galsbury and its secrets. Is she strong enough to face the Inn's horrible past and find the truth?
Or will the spirit that resides within scare her away, or kill her in the process? Hill House is an 80 year-old mansion built by long-deceased Hugh Crain. The story concerns four main characters: Dr. John Montague, an investigator of the supernatural; Eleanor Vance, a shy young woman who resents having lived as a recluse caring for her demanding invalid mother; Theodora, a flamboyant, bohemian, possibly lesbian artist; and Luke Sanderson, the young heir to Hill House, who is also the host to the others.
Montague hopes to find scientific evidence of the existence of the supernatural. He rents Hill House for a summer and invites as his guests several people whom he has chosen because of their past experience with paranormal events. Of these, only Eleanor and Theodora accept.
All four of the inhabitants begin to experience strange events while in the house, including unseen noises and ghosts roaming the halls at night, strange writing on the walls and other unexplained events.
Eleanor tends to experience phenomena to which the others are oblivious. At the same time, Eleanor may be losing touch with reality Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip.
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