Dark Tales

Step into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson this autumn with a collection of her finest, darkest short stories, revealing the queen of American gothic at her mesmerising bestThere's something nasty in suburbia. In these deliciously dark tales, 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 country manor, and from the small-town apartment to the dark, dark woods... Review: Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written ... No-one can touch her -- Donna Tartt The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable -- A. M. Homes One of the great practitioners of the literature of the darker impulses -- Paul Theroux An amazing writer -- Neil Gaiman Dark Tales reveals a superior gothic writer ... Shirley Jackson's menacing gothic tales are a joy to rediscover * The Times * An excellent primer for her short fiction * The Pool *