This book is so claustrophobic and creepy, I was OVERJOYED the whole time I was reading it. Shirley Jackson has this talent for bringing the reader right into the world of the book. I still don't know if the ghosts were real, or if even the other guests of the house were real. AND I LOVE THAT. The characters were great and so funny, I miss them and wish I could hang out with them. The Dr.'s wife was the perfect bitch. And wait, was Theo a lesbian? Did she have a crush on Eleanor? Is that what was going on? I LOVED THIS.