Who wrote the novel The Turn of the Screw?
The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw The Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James that first appeared in serial format in "Collier's Weekly" magazine (January 27 – April 16, 1898). In October 1898 it appeared in "The Two Magics", a book published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. Classified as both gothic fiction and a ghost story, the novella focuses on a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. In the century following its publication, "The Turn of the Screw" became a
The Turn of the Screw (2009 film) or "suppurate[d] in evil", found it "never less than absorbing", suspecting this would be particularly so for viewers unfamiliar with the story. "The Daily Telegraph"s Simon Horsford felt that "The Turn of the Screw" "might not work on all levels but it is an unsettling interpretation nonetheless". By contrast, Tom Sutcliffe, writing in "The Independent", was unimpressed with the film, considering James's novel to have been "comprehensively vandalised", while Richard Whittaker, writing in "The Austin Chronicle", felt that the film was "a particular and peculiar misfire" from Welch. "The Turn of the Screw" was chosen as "pick of the day"