First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a 'haunting'; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers - and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.
Shirley Jackson was born in San Francisco in 1919. She first received wide critical acclaim for her short story 'The Lottery', which was published in 1948. Her novels - which include The Sundial, The Bird's Nest, Hangsaman, The Road through the Wall, We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The Haunting of Hill House - are characterised by her use of realistic settings for tales that often involve elements of horror and the occult. Raising Demons and Life Among the Savages are her two works of nonfiction. Come Along With Me is a collection of stories, lectures, and part of the novel she was working on when she died in 1965.
Перед вами лучшая история с привидениями, созданная в ХХ веке: захватывающий сюжет, тонкий психологический взгляд автора и насыщенная атмосфера готического романа.
Исследователь паранормальных явлений доктор Монтегю вместе с несколькими добровольцами поселяется в особняке, затерянном среди холмов. Веселая компания должна проверить, правдивы ли страшные слухи о заброшенном доме. Никто из героев не подозревает, каким кошмаром обернется для них эта авантюра.
"Призрак дома на холме" - икона стиля хоррор, основа нескольких атмосферных экранизаций. А Ширли Джексон - признанный классик мировой литературы, одна из любимых писательниц Стивена Кинга и Нила Геймана.
Роман печатается с незначительными сокращениями и снабжен комментариями и словарем.
Pered vami luchshaja istorija s prividenijami, sozdannaja v KHKh veke: zakhvatyvajuschij sjuzhet, tonkij psikhologicheskij vzgljad avtora i nasyschennaja atmosfera goticheskogo romana.
Issledovatel paranormalnykh javlenij doktor Montegju vmeste s neskolkimi dobrovoltsami poseljaetsja v osobnjake, zaterjannom sredi kholmov. Veselaja kompanija dolzhna proverit, pravdivy li strashnye slukhi o zabroshennom dome. Nikto iz geroev ne podozrevaet, kakim koshmarom obernetsja dlja nikh eta avantjura.
"Prizrak doma na kholme" - ikona stilja khorror, osnova neskolkikh atmosfernykh ekranizatsij. A Shirli Dzhekson - priznannyj klassik mirovoj literatury, odna iz ljubimykh pisatelnits Stivena Kinga i Nila Gejmana.
Roman pechataetsja s neznachitelnymi sokraschenijami i snabzhen kommentarijami i slovarem.
