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The Woman in Black

Susan Hill (1983)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
SeriesThe Woman in Black #1
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads3.76

Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Positive tags

MysteryHigh Angst

Hero archetypes

Reluctant HeroLawyer

Protagonist archetypes

Ghost / Undead Protagonist

Synopsis

"Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor, is summoned to attend the funeral of Mrs Alice Drablow, the sole inhabitant of Eel Marsh House, unaware of the tragic secrets which lie hidden behind the shuttered windows. The house stands at the end of a causeway, wreathed in fog and mystery, but it is not until Arthur glimpses a wasted young woman, dressed all in black, at the funeral, that a creeping sense of unease begins to take hold, a feeling deepened by the reluctance of the locals to speak of the woman in black - and her terrible purpose."--Back cover.

Tags

Gothic HorrorGhost StoryPsychological Horror