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Picked up this book because I‘m a fan of the Netflix series by Mike Flanagan. Less horror and more terror feel for this book and that made it feel more immersive for me. I felt as if I were going through changes with Eleanor and her psyche throughout the book. 3.5/5 ⭐️

This book is absolutely nothing like the show 😅 I think the only similarities are the names! I still found it unsettling and I enjoyed how quick it was!

Shirley Jackson is a literary master. I love the character building of Eleanor and her relationship with all of the other characters. In the end I have lots of questions but that is one of the reasons I love this book so much.

Great book! Still love the first paragraph after all these years.

I‘ve had mixed feelings about Shirley Jackson in the past, but this was perfect! I also watched the TV adaptation this month which was only loosely based on this, but interestingly included a number of original lines from the book itself even though the plot was completely reworked. I also found the adaptation much scarier!!!

1) Elementary years: Tagged High School: The Omen.
2) Harry Potter and Alice Hoffman‘s Practical Magic books
3) my favorite orange and black flannel shirt

#WondrousWednesday

#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

Thanks for the tag @Texreader

1) I can't remember a single one and I'm not quite sure what that might say about me. Maybe - and that's a very big maybe - the tagged book/film (film the 1963 version, not the Liam Neeson and Catherine Zeta-Jones one)

2) Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters

3) browns and oranges - but mainly because my go to snuggly/cozy/warm clothes have those colours

Tag! @khooliha @Read-y_Picker @TheSpineView

Finally finished up The Haunting of Hill House and have moved on to The Haunting of Bly Manor! Also found time to fit in Ghostbusters 2. #scarathlon2022 #teamslaughter

4.5⭐ If you are looking for a quick, spooky listen, I highly recommend The Haunting of Hill House narrated by David Warner. I thoroughly enjoyed this rendition of the tale.

#Scarathlon2022
#TeamMonsterMash

“The #scarf Theodora had been wearing lay across the back of her chair; I can take care of that too, Eleanor thought, her maid's pathetic finery, and put one end of it between her teeth and pulled, tearing, and then dropped it when she heard them behind her on the stairs.“

You know, just that moment when you find your friend's scarf and find it necessary to tear it apart with your teeth!

#ominousoctober #outstandingoctober #teamslaughter

Just reread The Haunting of Hill House and I have so many thoughts! Here are a few:

1. How did I not see all the sapphic undertones to this book?? They're so obvious!
2. I am convinced now that the house is definitely haunted, regardless of the emotional state of the MC.
3. “Journeys end in lovers meeting“ has so many possibilities now!

Also, had to share the shirt I wore for class!

#mystery #ominousoctober #outstandingoctober #teamslaughter

I am not one for being scared. Lol I liked the show even though it scared me alot. I wanted to give the book a try. It's a short read so we will see if I can do it.

#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94
✨I like mysteries better!Though if it's a thriller by Dame Stella Rimington,I would love it!
✨I find serial killer narratives exploitative of people's pain for entertainment,really.Definitely haunted house
✨Tagged book. Shirley Jackson. Need I say more 😀

I‘m staying with a friend who just had a full knee replacement and have decided to watch old school horror movies. I give you Haunting 1963 based on the tagged book #scarathlon #TeamMonsterMash @StayCurious

Mystery
Haunted House
📕 tagged
#ThoughtfulThursday @MoonWitch94

52/22 Well, I didn‘t think I would be writing this but I wasn‘t a massive fan. And now I‘m wondering whether I should of read instead of listened. Maybe, it was the narrators pacing that stopped me from feeling the full off kilter effect I think I was supposed to. I liked the idea of the strange architecture and my favorite bits were probably when they explored the house. I think I should watch the show now #scarathalon #teammonstermash W/S 260pts

Good morning!!
👻 Thriller!
🎃 Haunted House!
✨ Tagged book is one of my faves and the tv show is good too!

Starting my 2nd audio of #scarathlon on another unusually warm October day. Making the most of coffee on the beach before the long, dark winter begins. #192025 #1959

📖 10-9-22 || I‘ve been wanting to read this classic horror story for awhile and figured now is the perfect season to do so. I found the audio version somewhat confusing but overall enjoyable. Especially creepy on my foggy evening walks…

Watched 3 episodes of this favorite today! I‘ve not watched as much in the last few days or participated in the weekly challenge this week since I‘m really trying to get some reading done but hopefully everything will add up to@lots of points at the end of the week 🤞

I have a bad migraine today, so I'm listening to this on audiobook.

#OminousOctober #Ghost
#Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash
@Eggs @alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
@StayCurious

""When I was a child," Theodora said lazily, "—'many years ago,' Doctor, as you put it so tactfully—I was whipped for throwing a brick through a greenhouse roof. I remember I thought about it for a long time, remembering the whipping but remembering also the lovely crash, and after thinking about it very seriously I went out and did it again.""

#bookspin #doublebookspin I am a sucker for Halloween decor especially in journals!

I just need books with haunted houses and a comfy chair. #spooktember is here

I think this collage sums up my fall/Halloween aesthetic: warm tea, candles and lanterns, Hill House, eerie woods, ghost walks, Casper, and the Sanderson Sisters (who else is eagerly awaiting HP2!?)
#HHS22 #HauntedHollowSwap @wanderinglynn

1. Ooh, I love them all... Logically a black cat would be possible. But I might have to say a bat. We've got a bat box in our backyard, and this summer we FINALLY had a couple hanging around for a bit! 🦇🦇🦇

2. I read the tagged every October.

3. I yell and cover my eyes. But hubby refuses to watch anything scary, so it's been awhile!

4. I Put a Spell on You (the Sanderson Sisters version!) Or Black Cat by Janet Jackson.

5. Hocus Pocus!

I‘ve heard great things about this book and how terrifying it was. It was on ok story but I didn‘t find it scary. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

“..and whatever walked there, walked alone.”

#AlphabetGame #letterH

This was my first Shirley Jackson and I‘ve been a fan of her since. There‘re many layers in this novel, and so much left unsaid, but what‘s left unsaid are frightening - slow and anxious kind of frightening.

Finally finished my July #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

I‘m a weenie and I don‘t do ANY scary things but this was $1 at Hot Bins and it‘s one of those “classics” so I gave it a shot. It wasn‘t like “boo” type of scary but “The Yellow Wallpaper” type of spooky if you get my drift.

📚Horror/Gothic fiction I rarely read- way to scary for me!
📚🕵️‍♀️⏳⚖️🗒🔎🔓❓☕️😱👁🧶🥃⏰🔪💊✉️🆘
📚It all started with Harriet the Spy
📚 cover art!

@Texreader @CoffeeNBooks @AprilMae @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Librarybelle @Butterfinger

Meh. Probably an unpopular opinion but The Haunting movie and the tv shows on Netflix were better. Lackluster. I wasn‘t scared or even intrigued. And the ending sucked. No big build…just fell flat.

Thank you @ElizaMarie for the great box! Everything is wonderful. #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub

@Gissy I mailed your package of Saturday and it should be there Wednesday.

#HauntedHouse 👻 🏚 #SavvySettings 💚🍀

#BookNerd 💙🤓📚

Probably not the best thing to listen to when you can‘t sleep 😅

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ One of the best horror books I‘ve ever read! Side note: Does anyone else hate when the book cover is of the movie/t.v. show? Especially in this case when the book is so vastly different than the show 😒

I thought I might end up liking Hill House just as much as We Have Always Lived in the Castle — which is one of my favorite novels ever! Eleanor & her rambling daydreams & cup full of stars charmed me immediately. The last fourth of the book, though, wasn‘t quite what I wanted. The end felt a bit rushed & muddy. Still, Shirley Jackson‘s writing ALWAYS astounds me. She‘s wonderful & still feels modern, 60+ years later. My dark (& funny!) Queen. 🖤

📖 Reading: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson (print) & Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui (audio).

🎃 Weekend/Halloween Plans: A backyard (spooky) movie at a friend‘s house. I‘ve decided to go as “When Life Gives You Lemons” (name-tag reading “Life” + a basket of lemons).

🙏🏻 Grateful for: An unexpected day off from work (power outages due to storms & high winds).

#WondrousWednesday

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView Thanks for the tag!

1. The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

2. No. I live at the top of a steep hill and no one has climbed the hill to come to my house in the 35 years I have lived there.

Can you play? Anyone who is reading this!

There were some good things and some bad things about the book. I liked that the story is open to interpretation, there are things that work together in such a way that it is hard to completely comprehend. I liked that you aren't quite sure what was only happening in her mind, and what was actually real. It kind of messes with your mind a bit.
Conversations didn't always make sense, and the pacing just felt off to me. Overall, I would read again.

Best #hauntedhouse for #haunted featuring a beautiful headstone from jolly old Salem @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Home sick today. 🤧 Moxie‘s being very helpful.

Maybe I‘ll actually get some reading in? The first few pages of “The Haunting of Hill House” are already pure gold.

#Haunted @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs
Prompt: Haunted House

Hill House and hot chocolate: a perfect combination for a chilly October evening.

I‘ve been at the emergency vet with Moxie since noontime. I‘m hoping it‘s nothing major…but rabbits are so delicate that it‘s always advisable to bring them in immediately if anything seems remotely off.

SpongeBob has been on the TV for the last 4 hours.

The cats in the waiting room meow. Gary meows. 🐌
For my part, I slowly lose my patience & my mind.

More Spooktober bookshelf decor 🎃

Maybe not too spooky but it has elements of supernatural creatures/elements. This book is also sad because there are traces of insanity and that end? So sad😢I liked the story of these persons spending some days in this apparently haunted house. I saw some psychological aspects and maybe that is why I liked it. The tv series more than an adaptation is a version of the book, so different from the book but I‘m enjoying it. 3.8⭐️

I just love Shirley Jackson!! ♥ And this book is no exception. It's really nothing like the Netflix series. I loved both! But that's probably because I watched the series first. I could see being really disappointed going the other way around as it's a completely different story.

#haunted #scarathlon #littensdressedinblood #thecalliscomingfrominsidethehouse