Book like The Elementals?

[Lauren]

Looking for a book where the haunted house is in essence a main character. Books about houses that are "alive"...

[Char]

The House Next Door by Anne Rivers Siddons.

House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski.

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

[Frances]

The Shining (Stephen King).

House of Bones (Dave Bailey).

Burnt Offerings (Robert Marasco).

Horrorstör (Grady Hendrix).

Jacaranda (Cherie Priest).

The House Next Door (Anne River Siddons) - consider this seconding Char's suggestion!

The Dwelling (Susie Moloney).

And I'd give a shout-out to the collection Quiet Houses (Simon Kurt Unsworth).

[Jon Recluse]

Burnt Offerings

[Char]

Burnt Offerings! Excellent!

[Char]

I didn't know about that Unsworth book- I dig that guy.

[Kimberly]

Burnt Offerings, Robert Marasco, and The House Next Door, Anne River Siddons, were my first thoughts, but I see they are already up here. The Dwelling (Susie Moloney) is one I still have on my TBR pile--maybe time to pick that one up. :)

[Tressa]

Some of these may not be the exact definition of the house being "alive," but they may be worth looking into.

The Little Stranger
The Secret Of Crickley Hall
Coldheart Canyon
Wild Fell
The Pink Room
Rustication
O My Darling
The Shining Girls

[Tom]

Shadowland maybe?
Usher's Passing

[Lauren]

Thanks everyone! I am loving these suggestions :)

[Matthew]

Night Things by Michael Talbot

[Kimberly]

Matthew wrote: "Night Things by Michael Talbot"

I still have that one to read--if it's even slightly like the ELEMENTALS, I need to move it up the pile ASAP!