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The House

by Michael McDowell

American Horror talesFiction, general

At last Oscar Caskey and his new bride Elinor move into the beautiful house that was the reluctant wedding gift of Oscar's selfish mother Mary-Love. The house becomes the hub of Caskey family life, causing Mary-Love to resent her daughter-in-law all the more. But the house seems haunted since the moment it was built, and Elinor's sickly young daughter Frances senses a sinister power waiting to be set free.

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Book data: Open Library