Witching Hill by E.W. Hornung

Several generations ago, we are told, the estate of Witching Hill was the seat of a very wicked nobleman, and the evil he did lives after him. The Hill is cursed. All who come to occupy the suburban villas erected on the subdivided estate succumb to its evil influence. Blameless on arrival, they are speedily moved by an irresistible impulse to deeds of darkness.