How to Build a Haunted House The History of a Cultural Obsession

What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of a looming afterlife, what are the particular features, contexts and histories that lend a building the dreaded identity of haunted house? How to Build a Haunted House tours some of the world''s most famously spine-chilling structures in search of answers. From Medieval Scotland to Enlightenment-era London; Victorian suburbs to pre-Civil War Louisiana, Blackwell-Baines, an expert in Gothic art and architecture, will explore that specific set of ingredients that captures our imaginations and contributes to our collective understanding of the eternally eerie. After all, whether a staunch sceptic or paranormal enthusiast, we all know a haunted house when we see one.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Caitlin Blackwell Baines
• Verlag: Profile Books
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 09.10.2025
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges
• EAN: 9781805221487
• ISBN: 978-1-80522-148-7
• Anzahl Seiten: 320
• Abmessung (Verpackung): 15.6 x 23.8 x 3.4 cm
• Themen: Popular Culture, Paranormal, true crime books, General & world history, gothic fiction, Ghosts & poltergeists, Ghosts and poltergeists, Society and culture: general, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Haunted & Unexplained, Scary Stories, Folk Horror, Haunting, Victorian Gothic, horror books for adults, The lamb, historical murder mystery books, Super natural horror, Haunted house wood, Victorian horror history, Uncanny book, House on haunted hill, True haunting stories, Danny robins