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I enjoyed this book (and was able to check off a "horror" box on a reading challenge with it), but I didn't find it overly scary. Today's reader is a bit jaded after having read lots of mysteries, thrillers, and Harry Potter.
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"Salah satu kisah horor terbaik abad ke-20." Demikian label buku ini yang menjadikannya salah satu buku yang wajib dibaca. Ini juga sepertinya buku bertema horor pertama yang kubaca (selain buku-buku RL Stine, ya).
Idenya tentu saja memang brilian, Hill House merupakan rumah besar berusia 80 tahun yang sedari awal didesain dan dibangun dengan tidak wajar oleh pemiliknya (view spoiler) dan telah "memakan" banyak korban. Seor ...more
Idenya tentu saja memang brilian, Hill House merupakan rumah besar berusia 80 tahun yang sedari awal didesain dan dibangun dengan tidak wajar oleh pemiliknya (view spoiler) dan telah "memakan" banyak korban. Seor ...more

I had previously only read one story by Shirley Jackson. That being THE LOTTERY. That one STILL haunts me to this day.
I had just reread Ira Levin's ROSEMARY'S BABY, and wanted to continue with more classic horror. I really love reading/watching source material, as it is fun and interesting to see how much writers and filmmakers are inspired by the classics to create their content. I found Shirley's writing approachable, and more "modern" to me than I had expected. I really love psychological ho ...more
I had just reread Ira Levin's ROSEMARY'S BABY, and wanted to continue with more classic horror. I really love reading/watching source material, as it is fun and interesting to see how much writers and filmmakers are inspired by the classics to create their content. I found Shirley's writing approachable, and more "modern" to me than I had expected. I really love psychological ho ...more

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I was surprised to realize how close the movie got (1st movie, the 1963 one), though they got some things wrong. I don't understand why they had to put in the love story. :-(
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