Four seekers look for haunting evidence at the abandoned old mansion called Hill House. Their stay begins as a spooky encounter, but the house is gathering its powers and will choose one of them to make its own.
Presents three short stories by twentieth-century American author Shirley Jackson, including "The Lottery, " "An Ordinary Day, with Peanuts, " and "Charles.".
A collection of fifty-four short fiction stories written by the late Shirley Jackson, many of which have never been published before, offering a full range of styles, from lighthearted romantic pieces, to the macabre, to the truly frightening.
Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria.
