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We Have Always Lived in the CastleNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1962
Gothic, about loneliness, set in small town.
“A young woman lives with her older sister and sickly uncle in their old family house, after a mysterious tragedy turns the townsfolk against them.”
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The Haunting of Hill HouseNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1959
Gothic and ghost stories.
The Bird's NestNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1954
Psychological horror, about identity.
“The plot concerns a young woman, Elizabeth Richmond, with multiple personality disorder.”
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The OtherNovel
Thomas Tryonstandalone novel1971
Gothic, about sibling rivalry, set in early 20th century and countryside & village.
“On a rural New England farm in 1935, thirteen-year-old identical twins Niles and Holland Perry share an unnervingly close bond, finishing each other's thoughts the way twins in family lore are supposed to.”
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DagonNovel
Fred Chappellstandalone novel1968
Cosmic horror and gothic, set in our world.
HangsamanNovel
Shirley Jacksonstandalone novel1951
Gothic and psychological horror, about coming of age and identity.
“The second of Jackson's published novels, Hangsaman is a bildungsroman centering on lonely college freshman Natalie Waite, who descends into madness after enrolling in a liberal arts college.”
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