The Turn of the Screw

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James is a psychological ghost story about a young governess who is hired to care for two children at a remote country estate. She begins to see frightening apparitions of two former servants and becomes convinced that the ghosts are trying to corrupt the children. As her suspicions grow, the line between reality and imagination blurs, leaving readers unsure whether the governess is protecting the children from supernatural evil or descending into paranoia.