The Haunted Hotel
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The Haunted Hotel

by Wilkie Collins

1878•Horror•191 pages

Taste attributes: horrormysterydramafresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, unsavoury horror novel, small-scale rather than epic. Best if you like edge over warmth.

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3.0 / 5

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About This Book

This is perhaps Collins' last lucid effort before ill health and opium drained his powers. A tale of ghostly terror, relentless pace, tight narrative, and a doomed Countess characterize and distinguish this powerful Collins novelette.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HorrorMysteryDramaRescue/escape/jeopardyInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

HotelsHorror fictionHaunted housesItalyRevengeHaunted places

Details

Author
Wilkie Collins
Published
1878
Pages
191
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