 Cover of the first edition | |
| Author | Shirley Jackson |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Gothic fiction, psychological horror |
| Publisher | Viking |
Publication date | 1959 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 246 |
| Text | The Haunting of Hill House online |
The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and has been made into two feature films (The Haunting, directed by Robert Wise, and its remake), a play, and is the basis of a Netflix series.
The book is dedicated to Leonard Brown, Jackson's English teacher at Syracuse University.[1]
- ^ Hall, Joan Wylie (1993). Shirley Jackson: A Study of the Short Fiction. Twayne Publishers. p. 188. ISBN 9780805708530.