Introduction: the subject of the house in gothic narratives -- Housing treachery. Angela Carter's The magic toyshop and love -- Housing the unspeakable. Valerie Martin's Property and Toni Morrison's Beloved -- Housing secret selves. William Friedkin's The exorcist and Roman Polanski's Repulsion -- Housing melancholia. Alejandro Amenábar's The others and Juan A. Bayona's The orphanage -- Conclusion: housing redemption. Janice Galloway's The trick is to keep breathing and Alison Bechdel's Fun home.
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