Book Review: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons! The new year seems to have started off with horror for me. Having just finished one scary book , I decided to delve into a classic haunted house tale. What I found was a slick and well-written horror novel that was the embodiment of spooky. The Haunting of Hill House is written by author Shirley Jackson, and it is published by Penguin Classics, an imprint of the Penguin Group. This 1959 classic horror novel introduces us to Dr. John Montague, a man seeking knowledge of the paranormal. He has arranged to stay at the infamous Hill House where he intends to study the home's reported supernatural activity. But to do so he must first gather a team that will help him document any activity that may prove without a doubt that Hill House is haunted. Miles away Eleanor Vance is adjusting to life without her demanding mother. Having taken care of her in her final years, Eleanor has known a life of servitude and berateme...