Dark Tales
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson is a collection that brings together some of the author’s most unsettling stories, published by Penguin on October 10, 2017. This edition features 208 pages of chilling narratives that delve into the realms of horror and the supernatural, showcasing Jackson’s mastery in crafting eerie tales that linger in the mind. The collection includes both classic and newly reprinted stories, highlighting the author’s ability to transform everyday scenarios into nightmarish experiences.
Readers will encounter a variety of dark themes, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary and sinister. The stories explore unsettling situations, such as a daily commute that morphs into a terrifying game and a seemingly loving wife harboring dark thoughts. With settings ranging from small-town apartments to ominous woods, Jackson’s work reveals that danger can lurk in the most familiar places. This volume serves as a testament to her influence in the horror genre, offering a glimpse into the complexities of human nature and the hidden fears that reside within.
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For the first time in one volume, a collection of Shirley Jackson’s scariest stories, with a foreword by PEN/Hemingway Award winner Ottessa Moshfegh
After the publication of her short story “The Lottery” in the New Yorker in 1948 received an unprecedented amount of attention, Shirley Jackson was quickly established as a master horror storyteller. This collection of classic and newly reprinted stories provides readers with more of her unsettling, dark tales, including the “The Possibility of Evil” and “The Summer People.” In these deliciously dark stories, the daily commute turns into a nightmarish game of hide and seek, the loving wife hides homicidal thoughts and the concerned citizen might just be an infamous serial killer. In the haunting world of Shirley Jackson, nothing is as it seems and nowhere is safe, from the city streets to the crumbling country pile, and from the small-town apartment to the dark, dark woods. There’s something sinister in suburbia.
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