The Woman in Black is a 1983 horror novel by Susan Hill, written in the style of a traditional Gothic novel. The plot concerns a mysterious spectre that haunts a small English town. A lawyer is assigned to travel to the village to examine a house that belonged to a recently deceased woman. He discovers the spirit of the same woman and learns that she's killing the village children/causing them to commit suicide.
There are disturbing parts- people lighting themselves on fire, someone coughs up lots of blood, and a lot of physiological threat. Three young girls also jump out a window. A woman is shown hanging from the roof. (Teen reviewer aged 17)
Verdict: We at IrishParents do not feel that young people, aged 15 and under, will benefit from "studying" disturbing material like this. We cannot recommend this for study in the classroom.