Lucas Blogs About The Haunting of Hill House
That's neat house mask. So, you've finally read The Haunting of Hill House , eh? Jumping on the Netflix bandwagon? No, but I do plan to watch the show, I have an idea for a new feature. Also, trend-surfing and what not. Okay, so, what's this book's deal? So, The Haunting of Hill House is a well-known (and oft-adapted) 1959 horror novel by Shirley Jackson. If you've ever attended a public high school in America, you may be familiar with her short story "The Lottery." In any case, Triple H– Hold up, we are not abbreviating this as "Triple H." Fine, this novel begins with Doctor John Montague, an anthropologist who longs to make para-normal research into a valid and respected area of academic inquiry. To that end, he has rented Hill House, a famously haunted victorian mansion that was built by a man named Hugh Crain, and has invited three people to participate in his study (well, the three people who have actually showed up): Eleanor...