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“Show Day”: the long roots of Jackson’s small town folk horror

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    Abstract

    This article is a creative-critical response to Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (1948). It includes a previously unpublished short story, “Show Day” (Overall 2024), inspired by Jackson’s work, and discusses both fictions in relation to sacrifice, folk practices and the Folk Horror genre.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalShirley Jackson Studies
    Volume2
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2025

    Keywords

    • Shirley Jackson
    • Folk horror
    • Folklore
    • The Lottery (short story)
    • Fiction
    • Sacrifice

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