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Halloween Countdown No. 01 · October 17, 2026

The Haunting of Hill House

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Read this when you feel alone in a full house. 🕯️

Halloween Countdown No. 01: scared, but make it a feeling.

The Haunting of Hill House (1959) by Shirley Jackson. Eleanor has spent her life caring for her mother and belonging nowhere. Then Hill House invites her in, and for the first time, something wants her.

Every haunted house story is really about loneliness. This one most of all.

What's the scariest book you've ever read? 👇

Your guide: The Stargazer, who finds meaning in quiet, strange, beautiful fiction. 🌙

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