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more about #horror more comments → kellybones: The Haunting of Hill House was such a cool book to read when I was an adolescent. I remember the less sad/creepy parts about Eleanor were really inte... more » Chryss: I think the biography Private Demons is sloppily written and that Shirley Jackson deserves better. I have been thinking this for about five years now.... more » sweet_communist: I am perplexed by the book cover displayed in this article. What does a "demon lover" have to do with The Lottery? Also, I think the fact that I am ... more » cirocco: One of my favorite authors of all time. I used to have several feet of Stephen King on my bookshelf, but The Haunting of Hill House is still the only... more » Rose.Selavy.Needs.A.Drink: The most frightening thing to me is that she died at age 48. #shirleyjackson more » SlayBelle: I (heart) her so much. Reading the Lottery as a sophmore in high school kicked off our love affair -- I ended up writing my junior thesis on her, to t... more » alula: I have been on such a Shirley Jackson kick this year: Come Along with Me, Just an Ordinary Day, The Road through the Wall, Hangsaman--The Bird's Nest ... more » la.donna.pietra: The creepiest thing about The Lottery (to me, at least): after it was published, the New Yorker got hundreds of letters inquiring which town the ritu... more » That_little_attention_whore: I think I saw this phenomenon before - it's pretty common in the J-Horror genre, like the original versions of "The Ring" and "The Grudge" On a person... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: The new Manic Pixies? I doubt it. Maybe I'm crabby b/c my electronic hookups haven't decided whether they're all going to malfunction at once and le... more » Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: Speaking of "Strange Girls", has anyone else read or heard of "Wait 'Til Helen Comes" or "The Girl with the Silver Eyes"...those girls were my first i... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Ooooh, it's like abjection. more » tiredfairy: I think the difference is agency, and this will vary from story to story. MPG's generally have no agency or function unto themselves. They simply offe... more » Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: It also seems to fit well with the, shoot what's the archetype for the literary female character that is "perfect?" Similar to Bella's character in T... more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Anything's better than mute eye candy, I say! more » -
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The Haunting Of Shirley Jackson
Since it's both Halloween and the 50th anniversary of The Haunting of Hill House, it seems like a good time to pay our respects to a master of horror: More » -
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Are "Strange Girls" The New Manic Pixies?
In a review of Uninvited, a new horror movie opening this Friday, New York Times writer and culture critic Terrence Rafferty explores the “strange girl” trope that has become common in books and film. More » -
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Lesbian Vampire Killers: This Year's Snakes On A Plane?
Judging from the teaser trailer for Lesbian Vampire Killers (after the jump), the producers of the British indie horror/comedy don't plan on ruining the marketing for this fine film with any actual plot information.
