The Haunting Of Hill House is one of the scariest books I ever read as a young person. Your post has made me want to reread this, thanks for all your insights!
Oh wow... maybe I'll read Hill House, and in the way you described, if I can muster up the courage. I don't like haunted stories for all the surface reasons, but this brings it to a new terrifying depth. So yeah... the timing is interesting.
If you do, please let me know. It's a quick read. There's a fare amount of humour that helps lighten the terror. I did finish the book at home alone on a windy night (not something I planned on) and I survived!
I read the book after watching 'The Haunting of Hill House' series and although I know these things don't always work out because of preconceived ideas, I was pleased at how so unalike both were. Apart from the correlation (as you say) with the inner psyche. Where the series uses HH as backdrop and draw for the characters, ('attachment/childhood') the house in the book is indeed a character itself with its own agency. I'm never 'spooked' by reading such stories yet anything to do with the haunting of oneself terrifies me because of how true it can be.
The Haunting Of Hill House is one of the scariest books I ever read as a young person. Your post has made me want to reread this, thanks for all your insights!
Thank you for reading! It's so short, it's an easy reread!
Oh wow... maybe I'll read Hill House, and in the way you described, if I can muster up the courage. I don't like haunted stories for all the surface reasons, but this brings it to a new terrifying depth. So yeah... the timing is interesting.
If you do, please let me know. It's a quick read. There's a fare amount of humour that helps lighten the terror. I did finish the book at home alone on a windy night (not something I planned on) and I survived!
Okay... great, now I have to follow through, lol. Just kidding. I want to do this, and will absolutely let you know 😊
Neat!
I read the book after watching 'The Haunting of Hill House' series and although I know these things don't always work out because of preconceived ideas, I was pleased at how so unalike both were. Apart from the correlation (as you say) with the inner psyche. Where the series uses HH as backdrop and draw for the characters, ('attachment/childhood') the house in the book is indeed a character itself with its own agency. I'm never 'spooked' by reading such stories yet anything to do with the haunting of oneself terrifies me because of how true it can be.