num_pages: 174
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 House: 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: Mrs. Dudley, Arthur Parker (The Haunting of Hill House), Eleanor Vance, Mrs. Montague, Dr. John Montague, Theodora (The Haunting of Hill House), Luke Sanderson
genres: Audiobook, Thriller, Gothic, Horror, Ghosts, Classics, Mystery, Adult, Fiction, Paranormal
ratings_count: 274702
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -315590400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Popular Library