Publicada per primera vegada als Estats Units el 1959, La maledicció de Hill House està considerada una de les obres mestres de la literatura de terror, una novel·la que ha marcat les trajectòries d'autors com Stephen King o Neil Gaiman. La maledicció de Hill House narra l'experiment inquietant de John Montague, filòsof i antropòleg dedicat obsessivament a l'estudi de fenòmens paranormals: el doctor vol comprovar en persona què suposa viure en una casa encantada. Quan se...

Shirley Jackson’s deliciously unsettling novel about a perverse, isolated, and possibly murderous family takes readers deep into a labyrinth of dark neurosis, macabre humor, and gothic atmosphere.Six years after four family members died suspiciously of arsenic poisoning, the three remaining Blackwoods—elder, agoraphobic sister Constance; wheelchair-bound Uncle Julian; and eighteen-year-old Mary Katherine, or, Merricat—live together in pleasant isolation. Merricat h...

One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker in 1948."Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane.The Lottery and Other S...

In the uproarious sequel to Life Among the Savages, the author of The Haunting of Hill House confronts the most vexing demons yet: her childrenIn the long out-of-print sequel to Life Among the Savages, Jackson’s four children have grown from savages into full-fledged demons. After bursting the seams of their first house, Jackson’s clan moves into a larger home. Of course, the chaos simply moves with them. A confrontation with the IRS, Lit...

The best-known of Shirley Jackson's novels and a major inspiration for writers like Stephen King as well as the hit Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House is a chilling story of the power of fear'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written' Donna TarttAlone in the world, Eleanor is delighted to take up Dr Montague's invitation to spend a summer in the mysterious Hill House. Joining them are Theodora, an...

Now a hit Netflix miniseries directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, and Timothy HuttonPast the rusted gates and untrimmed hedges, Hill House broods and waits.Four seekers have come to the ugly, abandoned old mansion: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of the psychic phenomenon called haunting; Theodora, his lovely and lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a lonely, homeless girl well acquainted with polterge...

'Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written' Donna TarttThis is the definitive collection of Shirley Jackson's short stories, including 'The Lottery' - one of the most terrifying and iconic stories of the twentieth century, and an influence on writers such as Stephen King.In these stories an excellent host finds himself turned out of home by his own guests; a woman spends her wedding day frantically searching for her husband-to-be;...

Eighteen-year-old Merricat may, or may not be, a mass murdererSix years ago everyone in the Blackwood family was poisoned by sugar laced with arsenic – everyone, that is, apart from Merricat and her elder sister Constance. They live in peaceful, ordered isolation, away from prying eyes in the nearby village, until one day boorish cousin Charles arrives with designs on their father’s fortune. Whether by practical or magical means, Merricat will do whatever is necess...

A darkly funny account of family life from the author of The Haunting of Hill House and The Lottery'Sometimes, in my capacity as a mother, I find myself sitting open-mouthed and terrified before my own children'As well as being a master of the macabre, Shirley Jackson was also a pitch-perfect chronicler of everyday family life. In Life Among the Savages, her caustically funny account of raising her children in a ramshackl...

Último romance publicado pela autora, Sempre Vivemos no Castelo é considerado uma obra fundamental da literatura norte-americana.Considerado pela crítica uma das obras-primas da literatura norte-americana, Sempre Vivemos no Castelo narra a história da extravagante família Blackwood — ou do que dela restou, após a morte por envenenamento de quase todos os seus elementos à mesa de jantar. Constanc...

Considerada a rainha do terror por mestres como Stephen King e Neil Gaiman, Shirley Jackson cria uma obra perturbadora sobre a relação entre a loucura e o sobrenatural. A assombração da Casa da Colina é considerada a melhor história de casa assombrada de todos os tempos e inspirou a série original Netflix A Maldição da Residência Hill.Sozinha no mundo, Eleanor fica encantada ao receber uma carta do dr. Montague convidando-a para passar um tempo na...

«La loteria», un conte inquietant i duríssim, es va publicar per primera vegada a la revista americana The New Yorker l'any 1948 i va provocar un escàndol majúscul, Shirley Jackson va rebre una allau de cartes de lectors indignats i la revista va perdre un nombre considerable de subscriptors ofesos per la crítica cruel i esfereïdora a la mentalitat tancada, conservadora i hipòcrita de l'Amèrica profunda. Aquest és un dels temes centrals de l'obra de l'autora i el fil que vertebra aquest co...