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Horror

We Have Always Lived in the Castle

by Shirley Jackson

Merricat Blackwood lives in a crumbling estate with her ailing uncle and her sister Constance, the last survivor of a family everyone believed was poisoned. The village fears them. Merricat likes it that way.

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Pages214
PublishedSat Jan 01 1966 00:00:00 GM
ISBN9780452296977

Tropes & themes

horror Dark Forest Cult 8/10
thriller Dark Secrets 10/10 Psychological Thriller 7/10 Small Town Secrets 8/10
character Unreliable Narrator 7/10

Moods & vibes

AtmosphericDark and UnsettlingMind-BendingSlow Burn SatisfactionSpooky Season

Reader alerts

Comfort Read 🌀Plot Twist Incoming 😭Tissue Warning 💔Ugly Cry