The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

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One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years

First published in 1959, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson is widely regarded as a masterpiece of unnerving terror. This iconic novel follows four seekers who arrive at the infamous Hill House, a place with a notorious reputation for being haunted: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar seeking proof of supernatural phenomena; Theodora, his witty and carefree assistant; Eleanor, a fragile and isolated young woman with a history of poltergeist experiences; and Luke, the future heir to Hill House. What begins as a seemingly innocuous stay to explore the house’s eerie reputation soon turns into something far darker as the house begins to exert its influence. Soon, Hill House will choose one of them to claim as its own.

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