Tag: we have always lived in the castle
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The Psychological Horror of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House
As the bridge between scholarly classic reading and Spooktober’s chilling thrills, I thought Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House would be an excellent final post for September’s Scholarly Reading Month. Not only is Shirley Jackson an absolute beast of a horror writer in the best possible way, but The Haunting of Hill House serves…
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Spells, Murders and Poe in Hester Fox’s The Widow of Pale Harbour
The Widow of Pale Harbor by Hester Fox has been interesting with its inclusion of some iconic Edgar Allen Poe stories and references, but it falls short in delivering an atmospheric and thrilling gothic read. I wish it wasn’t so, but things didn’t pan out quite how I expected them to, and the story feels…
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We Have Always Lived in the Castle is Something Else
When you think of female figures instrumental to literary movements and genres, especially the horror genre, you probably first think of Mary Shelley. You might then ponder for a moment, possibly giving some more answers, but for most the name Shirley Jackson might slip the mind. Let me implore you to reconsider and to write…