The novel is about four strangers who stay at Hill House for various reasons, but will all be subjected to the spooky that resides there. Jackson was an expert of creep, the queen of the unsettling. One of the most famous ghost novels of all time, with good reason. Here are eight books that most definitely do have ghosts! The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson ![]() But I won’t tell you if it has a ghost or not. ![]() It’s widely (wiedly?) considered the first American gothic novel. I will say, if you want to read a creepy early example of horror, pick up Wieland: or, The Transformation: An American Tale. There’s also a lot of books I would love to add to this list, but telling you they had a ghost would be a spoiler. And below I have several novels I love that happen to feature ghosts. I really like ghost stories! I have a few favorite ghosts, including the kitten ghosts in Her Fearful Symmetry and the sister’s ghost in Beloved. They are not on this list of books about ghosts, but they still get props. There’s Hamlet’s dad, Nearly Headless Nick, and a whole bunch of them in A Christmas Carol. Let’s (see-through) face it: there are a lot of ghosts in literature. ![]() When he calls the police, they tell him there is no bridge on Route 177… Then Titus wakes up in the middle of the road, no bridge in sight. But just before they reach their destination, the road narrows into a rickety bridge with old stone pilings and room for only one car. Titus and Melanie Bell are en route to the Okefenokee Swamp cabins for a honeymoon canoe trip. This list of books about ghosts is sponsored by Tor Books.įrom Cherie Priest, author of The Family Plot and Maplecroft, comes The Toll, a tense, dark, and scary treat for fans of the strange and macabre.
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