As the title suggests, I want to read some really well-plotted, scary novels about ghosts and haunted houses. I’ve read Shirley Jackson, of course, The Shining, and that’s the sort of thing I’m seeking. I have read a lot of the classics (Poe, James), but I want some modern and recent reads. (It doesn’t need to be a house. It could be people who are haunted.)
Most important is that it’s well-written and keeps me intrigued / leaves me with spooky feelings.
And go! TIA!
by Times-New-WHOA_man
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The Sun Down Motel
Elementals by Michael McDowell
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters. It’s so well-written and the feeling of it remains afterwards. It’s not jump-scary, but very unsettling.
Do you like Gothic Horror? The Hacienda was a pretty spooky, slow burn.
hell house richard matheson is the same plot of shirley jackson to start but is actually scary the movie is good too the legend of hell house which i found on the internet archive