description: The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a "haunting"; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers-and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.
language: English
title: The Haunting of Hill House
titlecomplete: The Haunting of Hill House
characters: Luke Sanderson, Arthur Parker (The Haunting of Hill House), Theodora (The Haunting of Hill House), Mrs. Montague, Eleanor Vance, Mrs. Dudley, Dr. John Montague
genres: Fiction, Gothic, Mystery, Thriller, Horror, Paranormal, Adult, Classics, Ghosts, Audiobook
ratings_count: 275174
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Bt Bound