The Haunting of Hill House
What is the author's tone in The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson?
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The tone is threatening and ominous. Readers encounter poundings, scratchings, odd presences — all the paraphernalia of the ghost story, and a few others not so typical, depicted with freshness and the right touch to frighten.