The Haunting of Hill House Book Cover

The Haunting of Hill House

Book Overview: 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.

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.

Read More
ISBN-13Array
ISBN-10Array
PublisherArray
Publication DateArray
EditionArray
LanguageArray
PagesArray
Dimensionsin x in x in
Weight lbs

“The new Penguin Horror editions, selected by Guillermo del Toro, feature some of the best art-direction (by Paul Buckley) I’ve seen in a cover in quite some time.” – Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing

“Each cover does a pretty spectacular job of evoking the mood of the title in bold, screenprint-style iconography.” – Dan Solomon, Fast Company

Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson, a celebrated American author, was renowned for her powerful explorations of psychological suspense and horror. Born on December 14, 1916, in San Francisco, she grew to redefine the boundaries of supernatural fiction with her keen grasp of human nature and its dark corners. Her prolific career, though relatively short, left a lasting mark on the American literary landscape and cemented her as one of the 20th century’s most compelling writers.

Jackson initiated her writing journey at a young age, and her talent blossomed during her formal education at Syracuse University where she embraced her unique storytelling style. As an author, she was most celebrated for her uncanny ability to blur reality and terror. Her novel “The Haunting of Hill House” masterfully showcased this, earning acclaim as one of the best ghost stories of the era. Among her other notable works are “We Have Always Lived in the Castle” and the haunting short story, “The Lottery”, each demonstrating Jackson’s gift for tackling the eerie, bizarre, and uncanny with unrivalled poise and presence.

Beyond her esteemed novels and short fiction, Jackson was also a skilled humorist, crafting light-hearted tales of everyday life in her semi-autobiographical series about family life, published in women’s magazines and eventually compiled in “Life Among the Savages” and “Raising Demons”. Despite her death on August 8, 1965, Jackson’s unique influence continues to resonate within the literary world, affirming her status as a pioneering storyteller in the realm of psychological horror.

More from the Spooky Season Collection

View Collection
Explore our curated collection of the best Halloween books to compliment your spooky season perfectly. From witches to axe murders...
Cemetery Boys book cover
Cemetery Boys
Starting at $17.99
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
The Good House book cover
The Good House
Starting at $28.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
And Then There Were None book cover
And Then There Were None
Starting at $9.99
Formats: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
Fledgling book cover
Fledgling
Starting at $16.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics) book cover
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics)
Starting at $5.95
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: New
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West book cover
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Starting at $8.99
Formats: Hardcover, Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
The Witches of New York book cover
The Witches of New York
Starting at $17.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
The House on Foster Hill book cover
The House on Foster Hill
Starting at $14.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
The Hunger book cover
The Hunger
Starting at $12.99
Formats: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book cover
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Starting at $7.99
Formats: Hardcover, Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark book cover
More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Starting at $7.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
White is for Witching book cover
White is for Witching
Starting at $17.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives book cover
Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives
Starting at $15.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Clown in a Cornfield book cover
Clown in a Cornfield
Starting at $15.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Witch of Wild Things book cover
Witch of Wild Things
Starting at $17.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Payback’s a Witch book cover
Payback’s a Witch
Starting at $17.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
There’s Someone Inside Your House book cover
There’s Someone Inside Your House
Starting at $10.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Practical Magic book cover
Practical Magic
Starting at $18.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Dracula (Penguin Classics) book cover
Dracula (Penguin Classics)
Starting at $11.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Frankenstein book cover
Frankenstein
Starting at $10.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow book cover
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Starting at $4.99
Formats: Hardcover, Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
The House of the Seven Gables book cover
The House of the Seven Gables
Starting at $12.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Mexican Gothic book cover
Mexican Gothic
Starting at $17.00
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Coraline book cover
Coraline
Starting at $9.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New

You May Also Like

A curated selection of books we think you'll love, matey 🏴‍☠️
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics) book cover
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics)
Starting at $5.95
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: New
The Long Walk book cover
The Long Walk
Starting at $10.99
Formats: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
Dracula (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels) book cover
Dracula (Dover Thrift Editions: Classic Novels)
Starting at $8.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Mexican Gothic book cover
Mexican Gothic
Starting at $17.00
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Imaginary Friend book cover
Imaginary Friend
Starting at $16.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Gothikana book cover
Gothikana
Starting at $29.99
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dracula (Oxford World’s Classics) book cover
Dracula (Oxford World’s Classics)
Starting at $9.95
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Dracula (Penguin Classics) book cover
Dracula (Penguin Classics)
Starting at $11.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Dracula (Word Cloud Classics) book cover
Dracula (Word Cloud Classics)
Starting at $14.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
The House of the Seven Gables book cover
The House of the Seven Gables
Starting at $12.99
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback
Condition: New
Holly book cover
Holly
Starting at $30.00
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Cujo book cover
Cujo
Starting at $18.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Needful Things book cover
Needful Things
Starting at $21.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Just After Sunset: Stories book cover
Just After Sunset: Stories
Starting at $10.99
Formats: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback
Condition: New
If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, the Life of Chuck, Rat book cover
If It Bleeds: Mr. Harrigan’s Phone, the Life of Chuck, Rat
Starting at $18.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
The Appeal book cover
The Appeal
Starting at $9.99
Format: Mass Market Paperback
Condition: New
Swan Song book cover
Swan Song
Starting at $22.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Cross Down: A John Sampson and Alex Cross Thriller book cover
Cross Down: A John Sampson and Alex Cross Thriller
Starting at $30.00
Format: Hardcover
Condition: New
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics) book cover
Jane Eyre (Penguin Classics)
Starting at $9.00
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
The Good House book cover
The Good House
Starting at $28.99
Format: Paperback
Condition: New

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “The Haunting of Hill House”

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *