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| − | The " | + | The "haunted house trope" is when the characters are living or staying over at building (or multiple buildings) with unexplained phenomena that may or may not be supernatural in nature. The main characters will usually be forced to stay there or somehow otherwise become trapped. This trope is a staple of the horror genre. |
For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Haunted_house_(trope)|here]]. | For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Haunted_house_(trope)|here]]. | ||
==Notable Examples== | ==Notable Examples== | ||
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*[[Hell House by Richard Matheson|''Hell House'' by Richard Matheson]] | *[[Hell House by Richard Matheson|''Hell House'' by Richard Matheson]] | ||
*[[The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson|''The Haunting of Hill House'' by Shirley Jackson]] | *[[The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson|''The Haunting of Hill House'' by Shirley Jackson]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 16 October 2020
The "haunted house trope" is when the characters are living or staying over at building (or multiple buildings) with unexplained phenomena that may or may not be supernatural in nature. The main characters will usually be forced to stay there or somehow otherwise become trapped. This trope is a staple of the horror genre.
For a list of books on BTW with this trope, click here.
