Ali the Cairene and the Haunted House in Baghdad. The first gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764) by Horace Walpole, is set in a haunted castle. One of the most prominent twentieth-century books featuring the classic ideal of a haunted house is Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House, which was the finalist for the National Book Award in 1959. Other notable works of fiction featuring haunted houses include Henry James's The Turn of the Screw (1897), Stephen King's The Shining (1977), and Anne Rivers Siddons' The House Next Door (1978). See also Legend tripping List of ghosts List of reportedly haunted locations in the world Nang Ta-khian Spirit house Stigmatized property References Notes Bibliography External links Ghosts House types