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PetitPorpoise · 26/07/2023 08:40

Please could anyone help with some recommendations, as I love this genre but struggle to find things. It seemed like there were loads of these sorts of stories when I was a child!

The sort of stories I like have an old haunted building. As well as experiencing phenomena, the character(s) try to solve the mystery about what happened there all those years ago.

The sorts of things I've enjoyed that meet this criteria are:

The Woman in Biack - Susan Hill
Secret of Crickley Hall - David Herbert
David Herbert's Ash series
The Little Stranger - Sarah Waters
The Turn of The Screw - Henry James
BBC series 'Ghosts'

I recently read The Haunting of Hill House with high expectations, and while it was impressive for other reasons, it didn't hit the spot I was hoping for! Surely there must be more out there?

Can anyone help?

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PeskyRooks · 26/07/2023 13:55

I've got a love of children's ghost books from the seventies too! Two good ones you might want to look for

Cold Christmas by Nina Beachcroft
Come Back Lucy by Pamela Sykes

IntergalacticP · 26/07/2023 13:53

Seconding the Apparition phase! Nearly had to put it in the freezer.

PeskyRooks · 26/07/2023 13:51

Sorry Rebecca Netley! Don't know why my tablet wanted to change that!

PeskyRooks · 26/07/2023 13:49

Haunting of Hill House was no where near as scary as I thought it would be!

I've enjoyed The Whistling by Rebecca Begley
The Toll House by Carly Reagan
And not a straightforward haunting but still really good, The Apparition Phase by Will MacLean.

GalileoHumpkins · 26/07/2023 13:43

I really enjoyed Bone China and The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell.

PetitPorpoise · 26/07/2023 13:41

No, I've never heard of that one. Will look it up, thanks!

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Rodriguez2333 · 26/07/2023 11:08

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