"We Have Always Lived in the Castle" ist ein Roman von Shirley Jackson, der sich um die exzentrische Familie Blackwood dreht, die isoliert in einem großen Haus lebt. Die Geschichte wird aus der Perspektive von Mary Katherine "Merricat"...

Was ist ein Spukhaus? Eine Touristenattraktion natürlich, mit Kettengerassel und geköpften Ahnherren. Aber Hill House ist anders. Etwas sehr Eigenwilliges geht hier um und attackiert seine Besucher, zerrt nicht so sehr an ihren Nerven...

Let Me Tell You von Jackson, Shirley

A remarkable collection of dark, funny and haunting short stories from the inimitable author of 'The Lottery'.An anxious devil, an elderly writer of poison pen letters and a mid-century Jack the Ripper; a pursuit though a nightmarish...

The Lottery, and Other Stories von Jackson, Shirley

Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story The Lottery was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American...

Stories of magic, superstition, and witchcraft were strictly forbidden in the little town of Salem Village. But a group of young girls ignored those rules, spellbound by the tales told by a woman named Tituba. When questioned about their...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Celebrating the range and diversity of...

Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story The Lottery was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American...

Beautifully repackaged as part of the Picador Modern Classics series, this special edition is small enough to fit in your pocket and bold enough to stand out on your bookshelf. One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century,...

The greatest haunted house story ever written and the inspiration for a 10-part Netflix series directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, and Timothy Hutton.First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The...

Mrs Halloran has inherited the great Halloran house on the death of her son, much to the disgust of her daughter-in-law, the delight of her wicked granddaughter and the confusion of the rest of the household. von Jackson, Shirley