Writers Read Book Club - The Haunting of Hill House (repeat performance!)

This in-person book club + writer's craft talk series is ideal for authors of all skill levels who want to read a work of fiction and then discuss it in terms of writing craft elements -- all in a comfortable group setting guided by author Eric Boyd!

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October Book: The Haunting of Hill House. Published 1959 by Penguin Classics | The Viking Press. 288 pages. Supernatural thriller. ISBN: 9780143122357

Craft Discussion Topics: Interiority, building tension, motifs, and prose style. Catch the discussion guide created by our host, here!

**Synopsis courtesy NationalBook.org**
The classic supernatural thriller is by an author who helped define the genre. First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting;’ Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.

Pro-tip: While awesome, the Netflix series is FAR different than the original 1959 Gothic horror book. Enjoy both!

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Plan to Bring:

• Your copy of the book
• A notebook and something to write with
• Your enthusiasm to learn new things!

**Please also support the coffee shop we'll be meeting at. We're huge fans of local business, and every coffee and cookie purchased helps them thrive.

Capacity: Our venue holds a maximum of 25 people. You need to be on the RSVP list to be allowed into the free session :)

Host: Eric Boyd
Eric loves to geek out over writing craft, story ideas, and the last book he read. A lawyer and dad to two teenagers, he writes middle grade horror and currently has a novel on submission with his agent. Eric has led events and workshops for SCBWI, Shut Up & Write, and the Ubergroup, and he brings that same energy and curiosity to POP’s “Writers Read” program.

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