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Tag: Hill House

The Haunting of Hill House – Shirley Jackson

On April 15, 2020March 25, 2020 By bookskepticIn Reviews5 Comments

I read this one back in January, when the Christmas lights were waning, days were short, nights dark and cold and the epidemic seemed a very distant idea, happening on another continent. I remember sitting on my couch with my knees tucked, under a blanket. And clearly with a weird expression on my face, as …

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