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more about #shirleyjackson 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 » -
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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 »
