La maison hantée

It seems strange to review a universally hailed classic, but here it is: this is a truly, deeply unsettling novel. Apart from the ghost story, the social horror they Jackson also brought to The Lottery is what gets under the skin. How much of Eleanor's story is real? How much of Eleanor herself is real?

The doubt is as pervasive as the dread, and the dread runs very deep.

I thought at first it would be one of those classic gothic novels where scary things happen but then later turn out to have rational explanations. But no, it is an actual terrifying ghost story. I normally like to read a little before bed and I loved/hated reading this one