Books like The haunting of Gad's Hall by Norah Lofts
When the Thorley heirs sell Gad's Hall, the estate’s new owners quickly realize that they are not the first to be invited into its unsettling history. A stubborn, malevolent spirit continues to afflict each generation, and the house’s insistent ghost threatens to repeat its legacy. Faced with this relentless haunting, the newcomers must find a way to rid the manor of its enduring presence before their own lives become its next chapter.
First publish date: 1979
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Norah Lofts
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The haunting of Gad's Hall by Norah Lofts are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The haunting of Gad's Hall (15 similar books)
A struggling writer and recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance takes over caretaking of the remote Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies, but a winter storm and the building’s malevolent past drive him toward madness, threatening his family's safety.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Shirley Jackson’s classic psychological horror, *The Haunting of Hill House*, follows a lonely woman drawn into an abandoned mansion whose malevolent presence ultimately consumes her.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young bride, the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter, arrives at Manderley on the Cornish coast and finds her new home haunted by the memory and housekeeper’s obsession with her mysterious, stylish predecessor—Rebecca.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A tense psychological thriller that pits FBI agent Clarice Starling against the notorious cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter as they collaborate to catch a new predator.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young governess in a remote estate discovers that the souls of two children are threatened by the malevolent ghosts of a former governess and her lover.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Set in a crumbling Georgian manor in rural Warwickshire, *The Little Stranger* follows a doctor arriving at a long‑standing family home where a death‑bed patient and chilling supernatural forces intertwine against the backdrop of post‑war Britain.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
An undercover reporter follows a celebrity into rehab to uncover juicy gossip about her personal life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A mischievous little ghost longs to watch the town in daylight. When he finally steps out, his antics stir chaos, leaving him unable to return to his quiet nighttime existence.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
...a vague feeling of uneasiness...a child’s macabre drawings...dull thuds on the back stairs...a glimpse of faces under the whitewash on the attic wall...
There were no screams in the night, no objects flying through the air, no murderous, disembodied voices—but Gad’s Hall was haunted just the same.
For the Spender family, the ancient, beautifully kept house had seemed a godsend, an incredible bargain, almost a gift from its owner—a kindly man who merely wanted someone to protect the family homestead, to make Gad’s come alive again.
And it did. But a door had been opened into the past. And soon a strong-willed, sensible woman would be overtaken by irrational feelings she could not control. All because of the unspeakable secret kept by the women who had lived at Gad’s Hall more than a century ago...
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young solicitor arrives at Eel Marsh House for a funeral, where he discovers a ghostly woman in black whose presence unveils the house’s grim secrets.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
"What was the worst thing you've ever done? In the sleepy town of Milburn, New York, four old men gather to tell each other stories--some true, some made-up, all of them frightening. A simple pastime to divert themselves from their quiet lives. But one story is coming back to haunt them and their small town. A tale of something they did long ago. A wicked mistake. A horrifying accident. And they are about to learn that no one can bury the past forever ..."--
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Jill and Bob Spender move into the venerable Tudor farm Gad's Hall, their hope for a fresh start turns into a battle against a centuries‑old curse that threatens to seize the family’s future.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!