She’s the unassuming champion behind the rise in horror lit. “To me, Becky is the spark plug, lynchpin, head coach and fairy godmother of horror,” says author Daniel Kraus.

In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literatu...

SHIRLEY, starring Elizabeth Moss as the legendary writer Shirley Jackson, immediately steps into the tired, “only crazy women write dark fiction” trope.