Shirley Jackson's Drawings of Hill House

One of the spookiest books (and movies) is THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE. Author Shirley Jackson drew rough plans of the house, which remained unseen until now. It's (probably correct) conjecture that these drawings helped her envision the story. Both her father and grandfather were architects.Contemporary writer Susan Scarf Merrell found them at the Library of Congress and posts a number of these