How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural Obsession

With irresistible flair, How to Build a Haunted House is chillingly clever, richly atmospheric, and a feast of gothic curiosity. Baines gives voice to houses that whisper. - Lucy Rose, bestselling author of THE LAMBAs someone who lived in one of these haunted houses, I found Caitlin Blackwell Baines' book a remarkable document of the truth. All houses are haunted, but she singles out notable sites of spectral activity and writes about them with a glorious matter-of-factualness - Philip Hoare, author of LEVIATHANThis has that exhilarating quality that you get from the very best non-fiction. Fascinating, intriguing and thoughtprovoking, beautifully and intelligently written, it's as absorbing and seductive as any fictional ghost story. An absolute must-read - Bridget Collins, bestselling author of THE BINDINGA fascinating study of some of the world's most famously haunted houses. From local legends and ghost stories to hugely popular money-making entertainments, Caitlin Blackwell Baines give us the facts, which seldom align with the legends, while communicating the mysterious appeal of haunted places. I finished reading with a strong desire to take up ghost-hunting myself - Lisa Tuttle, author of MY DEATH