The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 novel by author Shirley Jackson. Finalist for the National Book Award and considered one of the best literary ghost stories published during the twentieth century, it has been made into two feature films and a play. Jackson's novel relies on terror rather than horror to elicit emotion by the reader, utilizing complex relationships between the mysterious events in the house and the characters’ psyches. Hill House is an eighty-year-old mansion built by a man named Hugh Crain. The story concerns four main characters: Dr. John Montague, an investigator...
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Author:Shirley Jackson
Genre:Horror, Fiction
Year published:1959
Number of editions:16

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
1960 National Book Award for Fiction
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Author of The Haunting of Hill House

Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson
December 14, 1916 - August 8, 1965

Shirley Hardie Jackson was an American author. A popular writer in her time, her work has received increasing attention from literary critics in recent years. She has influenced such writers as Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Nigel Kneale and Richard Matheson. She is best known for the short story "The...
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Additional works by Shirley Jackson
BookCopyright DateGenre
The Sundial 1958 Novel
We Have Always Lived in the Castle 1962 Fiction
The Witchcraft of Salem Village 1956
Hangsaman 1964 Speculative fiction
The Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson 1996 Speculative fiction
The Lottery, or, The Adventures of James Harris 1949 Speculative fiction
Just an Ordinary Day January 1998 Speculative fiction
lottery
Famous Sally
bird's nest
Raising demons
Life among the savages
Come along with me
9 magic wishes
road through the wall
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Characters in The Haunting of Hill House

Dr. John Markway
Dr. John Markway

Dr. John Markway is a fictional character from The Haunting of Hill House.

Theodora
Theodora

Theodora 'Theo' is a fictional character from The Haunting of Hill House.

Film adaptations of The Haunting of Hill House

The Haunting
The Haunting
Release date:August 1963
Directed by:Robert Wise
Genre:Horror, Psychological horror, Drama
Rated:G (USA)
The Haunting
The Haunting
Release date:July 23, 1999
Directed by:Jan de Bont
Genre:Horror, Supernatural
Rated:PG-13 (USA)

Literary Genres

Horror
Horror

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a genre of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of...
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Fiction
Fiction

Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but...
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    How many pages is the book: "The Haunting of Hill House"?
  • A:
    The work is 256 pages.
  • Q:
    "The Haunting of Hill House" is in what genre?
  • A:
    The book is labeled as- Horror fiction, Novel and Fiction.
  • Q:
    Which year was the title "The Haunting of Hill House" first released?
  • A:
    The work was initially published in 1959.
  • Q:
    The work, "The Haunting of Hill House" covers which subjects?
  • A:
    "The Haunting of Hill House" contains subject matter categorized: Ghost and Gothic fiction

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