I just finished this novella yesterday and was struck by what an incredible piece of horror writing it truly was! I was absolutely riveted. I found it to really be one of the best haunted house books I've ever read, right up there with King's "The Shining" and Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House". I also enjoyed Anne River Siddons' "The House next Door"  Any other recommeded haunted house books?

Currently Reading: The Mailman by Bentley Little

OOOOOOOOOoo yeah Hell House WAS really good! I have that as a keeper:0)  I haven't really read many haunted house books.

Stacy

the black hope horror is true & good. There are a bunch I could recommend. I've traded most of my haunting type books away but I still have a couple on my shelf.  I am a big fan of true ghost stories & haunting type stuff. I've think my book about spontaneous human combustion is still on the shelf to swap also (it is brand new read once by me). 

Anything by Ed & Lorraine Warren is good also. I think I've traded all mine though....

The Dwelling by Susie Moloney is quite good.  It's a novel in three parts about the different owners of a single house.  Made me glad I wasn't doing any house hunting. *g*  There are a couple of copies, both hardback and paperback, in the system, if you're interested. 

I love ghost & haunted house stories too...The Dwelling sounds really good so I ordered it, thanks for the recommendation.  :-)

Just a correction on Sleepy's list: It's The Loveliest Dead (not Death). I'll second that one, as well as The Dwelling by Susie Moloney. A couple more you could try: Haunted by James Herbert, The House That Jack Built by Graham Masterton.

My favorite "haunted house" book is called "House of Leaves". It's not a typical haunted house novel though. It's very strange and hard to describe, but the basic plot line is that a family moves into a house which they find is MUCH bigger on the inside than the outside, and it's all consuming.
It's got a long waiting list on PBS, but I went and bought it for myself. It's pretty rad.
But be warned- the writing style is quite different.

Yeah, House of Leaves is one of my favorites. It's great for people who like Lovecraft, Borges, that kind of thing.

Sandy H. said :The Dwelling by Susie Moloney is quite good. I definately would have to agree with her.

I also enjoyed Haunted by Tamara Thorne and House of Pain by Sehera Giron.

I've had Hell House on my wishlist for what seems forever. B & N had one copy, but the cover was torn. I'm looking forward to reading it.

Maya mentioned The House That Jack Built by Graham Masterton. That, too was a very good book. (Which, by the way, happens to be on my shelf.) Another creepy but good read of a haunted house by Masterton is Prey.

The Tower by Simon Clark was pretty good if you can deal with all of the typos.

Duma Key by Stephen King was also excellent.

But of ALL of them, I think my favorite of these would have to be Haunted by Tamara Thorne.

I'll take more suggestions also. I love any kind of book that contains hauntings.