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Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

10/15/2019

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Haunting of Hill House
I love horror and Halloween so it is crazy that I have never read the Haunting of Hill House. This year as I was searching for a spooky book to start the season, I kept seeing this book on all the lists. After about the 100th time that I saw this book I realized that it is not in fact The Hills Have Eyes (yuck) and then I felt like an idiot for ignoring this book.

Don’t judge me! We’re all guilty of skimming!

It took my brain a few pages to get used to Shirley Jackson’s superior writing style. I had just finished a popular fiction book that was only okay, so my brain was a little lazy at first.

After that, I was completely engaged by the characters and creeped out by the sadistic house. I made the mistake of reading this right before bed several times. I had to consciously remind myself that nothing creepy has ever happened in my house so I could sleep.

Don’t assume that because this book is 60 years old that it is a safe quaint Halloween read. Most readers will be spooked by this book, and it has moments of real violence. However, it is not gory or obscene the way that a lot of modern Horror can be. This is the perfect book for anyone looking for a haunted Halloween ghost story. 

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Goodreads Summary

​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, the 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.


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Silvia link
10/16/2019 03:51:38 am

I'm certainly not judging, especially since I haven't read this book either! *goes hiding in the corner* BUT it does sound perfect for this season and I actually enjoy 'old' books, so why not reading it? But not before bed time . . . Gotcha!

P.S. I'm following you on Bloglovin' :D

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Alison Kelly
10/16/2019 07:53:36 am

It is pretty spooky, certainly not for everyone!

Thanks for the Bloglovin suggestion! I'm following you back. Looking forward to spending a little bit of time exploring the site and figuring everything out.

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Fran's Corner link
10/16/2019 04:46:11 am

I think they did a mini-series on Netflix about this, but I haven't watched it. I'm quite the scaredy cat when it comes to horror things, although I insist on watching horror films to my bestie's disapproval (who is then 'forced' to watch them with me).

I don't think that 'book age' is relevant, if a book is scary, it won't change whether it was published 60 years ago or yesterday.

By the way, I'm a new Bloglovin follower! My bestie Silvia @ Darkest Sins had so many nice things to say about you, so I had to come and check your blog out! 😄

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Alison Kelly
10/16/2019 07:57:55 am

I am excited to watch the Netflix series, they tend to have really high quality content. I'll have to wait a while so that I am not picking at every single little detail that gets changed in the show, lol.

I agree about the book age, but I think some people romanticize the past and might think it wouldn't be scary because it was written in the 50's.

I followed you back on bloglovin, looking forward to checking out your site!

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Lisa Marie Alioto link
10/21/2019 11:14:20 am

Next on my list to read - just in time for halloween! Thank you!

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Alison Kelly
10/21/2019 12:31:38 pm

Absolutely! I hope you enjoy it!

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Sarah (Pandora’s Health) link
10/22/2019 08:55:16 am

Sometimes, you can’t beat the classics! Personally, I’m not really a horror fan but I think this rule can extend to various genres

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Alison Kelly
10/22/2019 09:31:40 am

Sarah! Let me know if you would like recommendations in a particular genre. Always happy to talk books!

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