The Haunting of Hill House was first published in 1959 by Shirley Jackson and has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It’s the story of four individuals who arrive at the notorious Hill House. This place is so frightening that people who live in the local town won’t even talk about it. The group is brought together by Dr. Montague, an anthropologists and occult scholar. He rents Hill House for a few weeks in the summer to study the hauntings, and invites several people who he’s heard possess psychic abilities or previous encounters with the paranormal. Two young women agree to come - the lively and charming Theodora, and the shy and naïve Eleanor. The owner of the home requires that a relative of the family must be present as part of the lease terms, so she sends her son Luke, who is the future heir of Hill House. The four form an unlikely bond as the horrors of Hill House come to life, nerves start to fray, and forces at work in the house gather to claim one of them for eternity.
Why was each person motivated to come to Hill House? What parallels can be drawn between past inhabitants of the house and the current visitors? Would we spend a week in a haunted house? Join us as we discuss these questions and more in episode 21 of our spoiler-filled podcast.
Questions: The questions discussed in this episode come from Shmoop.com and from The Library Ladies → https://www.shmoop.com/the-haunting-of-hill-house/questions.htmlhttps://thelibraryladies.com/2019/01/21/book-club-review-the-haunting-of-hill-house/
Our spooky season music is from a song titled “Horror Background Music” by Lesfm from Pixabay.
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