Shirley Jackson

Shirley Jackson (1916–1965) was an acclaimed American writer renowned for her works of horror, mystery, and psychological suspense. She gained fame with her iconic short story 'The Lottery,' published in The New Yorker in 1948, and authored novels such as The Haunting of Hill House (1959) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962), along with memoirs like Life Among the Savages. Her writing often explored dark themes and the sinister undercurrents of everyday life while raising four children with her husband, critic Stanley Edgar Hyman.