Dark Tales

Name: Dark Tales
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780241308493
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By Shirley Jackson

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson is a collection of unsettling and eerie short stories that delve into the mysterious and macabre aspects of everyday life. The tales are crafted with Jackson's trademark psychological tension and deftly explore themes of isolation, fear, and the unknown lurking beneath the surface of normalcy. Each story offers a chilling glimpse into the extraordinary within the ordinary, keeping readers captivated and on edge.
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You might enjoy this collection if you appreciate finely crafted horrors and psychological thrillers that explore the unsettling and eerie aspects of everyday life. With tales that delve into the human psyche and evoke a sense of pervasive unease, it offers a masterful blend of suspense and the supernatural, perfect for fans of chilling and thought-provoking narratives.

Dark Tales

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Step into the unsettling world of Shirley Jackson this autumn with a collection of her finest, darkest short stories.

There'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 crumbling country pile, and from the small-town apartment to the dark, dark woods...

Dark Tales is a testament to Jackson's mastery of the macabre and her unparalleled ability to explore the eerie side of everyday life.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Acclaimed author Shirley Jackson crafts stories that are both terrifying and brilliant. Her Dark Tales collection transforms ordinary worlds into eerie realms where safety is illusionary and danger lurks in the mundane. Critics praise her skill in evoking a haunting atmosphere and celebrate the uncanny, gothic style she masterfully employs throughout.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241308493

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 September 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 158g

Pages: 208

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Horror & Supernatural Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Shirley Jackson

About the Author

Shirley Jackson was born in California in 1916. When her short story, 'The Lottery', was first published in the New Yorker in 1948, readers were so horrified they sent her hate mail; it has since become one of the most iconic American stories of all time. Her first novel, The Road Through the Wall, was published in the same year and was followed by Hangsaman, The Bird's Nest, The Sundial, The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle, widely seen as her masterpiece. In addition to her dark, brilliant novels, she wrote lightly fictionalized magazine pieces about family life with her four children and her husband, the critic Stanley Edgar Hyman. Shirley Jackson died in 1965.