The Turn of the Screw

Are the ghosts real—or is the horror all in her mind?

The Turn of the Screw (1898), by Henry James, is a chilling psychological ghost story that has fascinated and unsettled readers for over a century.

The novella tells the story of a young governess hired to care for two children at a remote country estate. At first idyllic, the setting turns sinister as she begins to see shadowy figures watching the children—figures she believes to be the ghosts of the estate's former servants. But are the children innocent victims, or are they hiding a dreadful secret? And can the governess herself be trusted?

With its masterful ambiguity, James leaves readers questioning whether the haunting is supernatural or psychological. The tension, dread, and uncertainty make it one of the most studied and debated works in Gothic literature.

The Turn of the Screw remains a landmark of horror fiction—a story that gets under the skin and lingers long after the final page.

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