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  1. In 1959, she published The Haunting of Hill House, a supernatural horror novel widely considered to be one of the best ghost stories ever written. [a] Jackson's final work, the 1962 novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle, is a Gothic mystery which has been described as Jackson's masterpiece. [9]

  2. Shirley Jackson has 296 books on Goodreads with 2094636 ratings. Shirley Jacksons most popular book is The Haunting of Hill House.

  3. The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It was a finalist for the National Book Award and has been made into two feature films (The Haunting, directed by Robert Wise, and its remake), a play, and is the basis of a Netflix series.

  4. Oct 3, 2019 · In her lifetime, Shirley Jackson published six novels, two memoirs, a nonfiction book for young people, a childrens play, a picture book, and a collection of short stories, in addition to many individual stories in various magazines.

  5. Mar 2, 2022 · recommended by Joan Passey. Shirley Jackson, the 20th-century horror author, has had a remarkable resurgence in popularity in recent years, with a series of screen adaptations bringing her writing to a new audience.

  6. Genre. Horror, Biographies & Memoirs, Short Stories. edit data. Shirley Jackson was an influential American author. A popular writer in her time, her work has received increasing attention from literary critics in recent years. She has influenced such writers as Stephen King, Nigel Kneale, and Richard Matheson.

  7. The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 Gothic horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. Hill House is a mansion in a location that is never specified but is between many hills. The story concerns four main characters:

  8. Jackson’s six finished novels, especially The Haunting of Hill House (1959) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), further established her reputation as a master of gothic horror and psychological suspense. Let Me Tell You (2015) was a posthumously issued collection of stories and essays, the majority of which had never been published.

  9. Nov 28, 2006 · A graphic novel adaptation of "The Lottery" by Miles Hyman, her grandson, was published in 2016 (Farrar-Straus-Giroux). Also in 2016: Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson (Penguin Classics) and an authorized biography by Ruth Franklin: Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (Norton).

  10. Sep 24, 2019 · The Haunting of Hill House: A Novel. Paperback – September 24, 2019. The greatest haunted house story ever written—the inspiration for the hit Netflix horror series! First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror.