The Haunting of Hill House
The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre. First 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.
About the book:
Part of a new six-volume series of the best in classic horror, selected by award-winning director Guillermo del Toro.
Filmmaker and longtime horror literature fan Guillermo del Toro serves
as the curator for the Penguin Horror series, a new collection of
classic tales and poems by masters of the genre. Included here are some
of del Toro’s favorites, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and
Ray Russell’s short story “Sardonicus,” considered by Stephen King to be
“perhaps the finest example of the modern Gothic ever written,” to
Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House and stories by Ray
Bradbury, Joyce Carol Oates, Ted Klein, and Robert E. Howard. Featuring
original cover art by Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, these
stunningly creepy deluxe hardcovers will be perfect additions to the
shelves of horror, sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal aficionados
everywhere.
Thank you Penguin Books South Africa!
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