The Haunting of Hill House

Posted on 18 April 2017 by Shirley Jackson

The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genreFirst 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. Free Download [ The Haunting of Hill House ] author [ Shirley Jackson ] – kino-fada.fr The Haunting of Hill House 1959 is justly revered as an exemplar of the horror genre, not only because its plot provides the template for all those haunted house tales to come, but also because its superb prose and subtle psychology transcend genre, transforming what might otherwise have been merely a sensational tale into a artful novel, worthy of a discer...I m falling in love with this book all over again as I re read it The premise is that of a science experiment an academic exercise to test the reality of house haunting I love the fact that the opening pages essentially replicate the clinical nature of the premise here s the chief investigator, here are the three other characters, all described at a clinical remove before we get into the story itself A contemporary editor might have said Cut this out and get right to the story, but to I m falling in love with this book all over again as I re read it The premise is that of a science experiment an academic exercise to test the reality of house haunting I love the fact that the opening pages essentially replicate the clinical nature of the premise here s the chief investigator, here are the three other characters, all described at a clinical remove before we get into the story itself A contemporary editor might ha...Shirley Jackson, you saucy little devil, where have you been all my life I never knew she could spread prose like this This is an impressive bit of work and definitely belongs among the classics of literate horror novels Right from the first pitch, you can see that Ms Jackson Shirl is smitten with language and she uses it to great effect to create an emotionally charged, disorientating atmosphere with healthy heapings of melodrama Very gothic in feel and actually reminded me of Wuthering Hei Shi...This book is not about fear but rather about the love of being afraid for the ravenous gauging of limits Adrenaline is searched for neurosis a collective paranoia ensue cause naturally follows effect Books are frequently very good carriers Materializations are often best produced in rooms where there re books I cannot think of any time when material was in any way hampered by the presence of books 186 There is an aura of authentic literary splicing here the psycholog This book is not about fear but rather about the love of being afraid for the ravenous gauging of limits Adrenaline is searched for neurosis a collective paranoia ensue cause naturally follows effect Books are frequently very good carriers Materializations are often best produced in rooms where there re books I cannot think of any time when material was in any way hampered by the presence of books 186 There is an aura of authentic literary splicing here the psychological novel think Charlotte Perkins Gilman s The Yellow Wallpaper and the horror of microsocieties doing their malignant will type stories think The Lottery , as exceptional a short story as this is a superb haunted house prototype, an ingenious fountainhead for all future horror maestros The haunted house is in actuality a person who is on the precipice, the verge of disaster here is the quintessential tome about the inner demons becoming unleashed and wreaking havoc in horrific ways.A handsome legend, an essential myth There would be significantly s...Erm This book was lent to me with the assurance that it was one of the ten or so greatest horror novels of all time So, just having finished it, I m already forgetting having read it The two stars it gets are because, quite literally, it was ok Jackson has an interesting writing style and an ear for consistent, if not always realistic, quirky dialogue But the characters spend so much time being weirdly objective about their own fears that when bad stuff happens, I feel sort ofobjecti Erm This book was lent to me with the assurance that it was one of the ten or so greatest horror novels of all time ...I got this from the library and I can t figure out what to rate it so I had to go with a 3 for right now Here s the thing I loved the movies better than the book But I did enjoy the crazy, through the rabbit hole ness of the book It s not scary in the least Not to me anyway But it s good weird and just uggg I can t explain it Anyway, sorry so short I don t feel that good I wanted to do a longer review on this one Mel I got this from the library and I can t figure out what to rate it so I had to go with a 3 for right now Here s the thing I loved the movies better than the ...Why rehash what the 5 star reviewers say below Why even engage the lame arguments by the people who didn t enjoy the book weak ending unrealistic dialogue not enough happens Christ, people, have an imagination although I will say this, they don t seem to be teaching kids what an unreliable narrator is in school nowadays, as this book is all about Eleanor s weak and self centered take on her surroundings and how that slowly gets worked over by Hill House so an unreliable narration Why rehash what the 5 star reviewers say below Why even engage the lame arguments by the people who didn t enjoy the book weak ending unrealistic dialogue not enough happens Christ, people, have an imagination although I will say this, they don t seem to be teaching kids what an unreliable narrator is in school nowadays, as this book is all about Eleanor s weak and self centered take on her surroundings and how that slowly gets worked over by Hill House so an unreliable narrat...Weird, weird book But well worth the time reading it.Jackson was a masterful storyteller, using a minimalistic approach and a terse, almost journalistic narrative, she creates a mood and sense of expectancy and mystery that grips the reader slowly and completely and lasts until the very end And unlike other ghost stories that struggle with an ending, Jackson s haunted house tale brillia...The Sgt Pepper and the Citizen Kane of ghost stories.Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend The Haunting of Hill House is a slightly spooky read that follows four strangers into the depths of a haunted house with a mind of its ownNo one knows, even, why some houses are called haunted What else couldyou call Hill House Luke demanded Well disturbed, perhaps Leprous Sick Any of the popular euphemisms for insanity a deranged house is a pretty conceitWhat makes The Haunting of Hill H Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend The Haunting of Hill House is a slightly spooky read that follows four strangers into the depths of a haunted house with a mind of its ownNo one knows, even, why some houses are called haunted What else couldyou call Hill House Luke demanded Well disturbed, perhaps Leprous Sick Any of the popular euphemisms for insanity a deranged house is a pretty conceitWhat makes The Haunting of Hill House compelling is the book s narrative voice This house, which seemed somehow to have formed itself, flying together into its own powerful pattern under the hands of its builders, fitting it...

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18 April 2017

Shirley Jackson