Books like The Haunting of Hill House
12 books with a reading profile close to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. Deep, inward-looking and open-ended; a moderate read.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, classic literature
Gabriel Utterson, a London lawyer, investigates the connection between his respected friend Dr.
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The Yellow Wallpaper
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, classic literature
Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story follows an unnamed woman confined to a nursery in a rented colonial mansion.
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The Turn of the Screw
by Henry James
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, classic literature
In a remote estate in Essex, a young governess takes charge of two orphaned siblings, Miles and Flora.
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The Black Cat
Also inward-looking and open-ended · horror, classic literature
The story follows an unnamed narrator who undergoes a psychological breakdown fueled by chronic alcoholism.
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The Tell-Tale Heart
Also inward-looking · horror, classic literature
An unnamed narrator recounts the systematic murder of an elderly man, driven by a fixation on the victim’s pale, clouded eye.
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The Lottery and Other Stories
Also open-ended · horror, classic literature
This collection of twenty-five stories describes the unsettling realities hidden beneath the surface of mid-century American domesticity.
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories
Also deep and inward-looking · horror, classic literature
The narrative follows Gabriel Utterson, a lawyer investigating the relationship between his disciplined friend, Dr.
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Passing
by Nella Larsen, Matthew Hodgson
Also deep and inward-looking · classic literature, psychology
Set in 1920s Harlem and Chicago, the narrative follows the unexpected reunion of two childhood friends, Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry.
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
Also deep and inward-looking · classic literature, psychology
Noboru, a thirteen-year-old boy in Yokohama, belongs to a secret gang of youths who reject adult morality in favor of a cold, objective nihilism.
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The Meek One
Also deep and inward-looking · classic literature, psychology
A middle-aged pawnbroker ponders the corpse of his young wife, who has just committed suicide by jumping from their window while holding an icon.
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The Little Stranger
by Sarah Waters
Also inward-looking and open-ended · horror, classic literature
Set in war-weary 1947 Warwickshire, the story follows Dr.
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things
by Iain Reid
Also inward-looking and open-ended · horror, psychology
The story begins with a young woman traveling with her boyfriend, Jake, to meet his parents at their secluded farmhouse.
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