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'Stepping into Hill House is like stepping into the mind of a madman; it isn't long before you weird yourself out.' Stephen KingAlone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious Hill House. Joining them are Theodora, an artistic 'sensitive', and Luke, heir to the house. But what begins as a light-hearted experiment is swiftly proven to be a trip into their darkest nightmares, and an investigation that one of their number may not survive.The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and filmed twice as The Haunting, this is an immaculate examination of how fear can make us our own worst enemy.'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written.' Donna Tartt