The Haunting of Hill House

This is rounding up from 2.5.

If you've watched the Mike Flanagan TV series of the same name, be aware this is a totally different story in comparison. The book is - while a novella - very slow going to start with and even after arriving at Hill House not much happens. Doors close themselves, people see or hear things that “aren't there” and there's some angry banging on the bedroom doors at night. Mostly it focusses on Eleanor's devolving mental state to the point she believes the house wants her to stay.

It's not particularly creepy, scary or disturbing and the prose is certainly dated. If you like ‘classic' era writing then you may enjoy this more than I did.