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The woman in black by susan hill, the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson, the turn of the screw by henry james, th. The ghost of a mouse leads a girl into solving the mystery of her haunted home. In honor of halloween, weve mapped thirteen really spooky spots in. Specifically, why humans are fascinated with such tales. Read thru this book, which was requested by my grandson. Publication date 1915 topics ghosts publisher new york.
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