tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339553278765301079.post5960051049583841744..comments2024-03-05T10:30:32.538-08:00Comments on Chillers and Thrillers: Shirley Jackson: Horror as a Slice of LifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339553278765301079.post-75784822186759288442010-08-24T21:36:24.760-07:002010-08-24T21:36:24.760-07:00She is a true master, no doubt, and unusual, also,...She is a true master, no doubt, and unusual, also, for her ability to write both horror stories and domestic comedies such as her novel "Life Among the Savages."Gary L. Pullmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582267259146924248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339553278765301079.post-52324850930606401802010-08-24T13:55:34.717-07:002010-08-24T13:55:34.717-07:00Shirley Jackson has the unnerving ability to make ...Shirley Jackson has the unnerving ability to make short stories that, on their surface events may be almost boring, seem mysterious and chilling. So when she does turn her hand to the weird tale, it produces a megaton wallop (to use Stephen King's term). My personal favorite (aside, of course, from The Lottery) is The Beautiful Stranger, which always chills me to the bone.lazlo azavaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947137317385572671noreply@blogger.com