Publisher's Blurb

A chilling anthology in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson, collecting today’s best horror writers. Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand and more.

A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson.
 
Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers.
 
This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.
 
Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Carmen Maria Machado, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand, Kelly Link, Cassandra Khaw, Karen Heuler, Benjamin Percy, John Langan, Laird Barron, Jeffrey Ford, M. Rickert, Seanan McGuire, Gemma Files, and Genevieve Valentine.

My Review

This book is an anthology of horror stories inspired by Shirley Jackson's writing and written by the best horror writers of the day.

It includes many greats like Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand, and more.

Shirley Jackson's stories were always out of the ordinary, chilling, and yet touching in so many ways. These writers here try to emulate or evoke these themes. 

I'll be honest I enjoyed some of them immensely, but sadly they were only a couple or so. Hag and A Trip to Paris were some of the ones I enjoyed.

Stories that leave readers to do a lot of thinking and guessing are not to my particular liking. I better relate to clinical writing and stories that leave no questions unanswered. So I did not enjoy this collection as much as I expected to. 

But a short story collection always refreshes me and pumps me up to read more, and this book did that for me. I rate it 3 out of 5 stars.

Thank you for the advance copy NetGalley and Titan Books.