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Rosemary’s Baby: Domestic Terror in Plain Sight

January 23, 2021 by Mary Farnstrom Leave a Comment

Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Roman Polanski’s 1968 disturbing film, Rosemary’s Baby can technically be counted within the supernatural horror sub-genre. In truth, the horrific nature of this film lays within the details. The deeply disturbing psychological trauma, sexual assault, and domestic imprisonment that our pitiably petite Rosemary endures is what is horrifying. After all, what is psychological … [Read more...] about Rosemary’s Baby: Domestic Terror in Plain Sight

Celebrating the Female Writers of Horror

September 13, 2020 by Mary Farnstrom Leave a Comment

Woman in the dark

Women don't get a lot of credit in any field that they may excel in, so why should the world of literature be any different? While, they get recognized by their peers, how many of you can name more than a handful of famous female horror authors off the top of your head? It's unfortunate that most can't, to say the least, but that's something that we plan to remedy here … [Read more...] about Celebrating the Female Writers of Horror

Shirley Jackson: Novels, Short Stories, and Other Works

August 23, 2020 by Mary Farnstrom Leave a Comment

We Have Always Lived in the Castle (1962)

The Lottery (1948) The Lottery is a short story that Shirley Jackson wrote in 1948—it was written within the month of its first publication. It appeared within the June 26, 1948 issue of The New Yorker and describes a fictional account of a small town that participates in a lottery of sorts. This particular short story has often been described as "one of the most famous … [Read more...] about Shirley Jackson: Novels, Short Stories, and Other Works

The Tormented and Tortured, Troublemaker—Shirley Jackson

August 3, 2020 by Mary Farnstrom Leave a Comment

Shirley Jackson

Early Life Born December 14, 1916, in San Francisco, California--Shirley spent most of her childhood in North Burlingame, California. Shirley's maternal grandmother, a Christian Science faith healer lived with the Jacksons during Shirley's childhood—later she would bitterly recall a time when her little brother broke his arm and instead of taking him to the hospital, her … [Read more...] about The Tormented and Tortured, Troublemaker—Shirley Jackson

Lois Duncan–Making Waves and Winning Awards

July 31, 2020 by Mary Farnstrom Leave a Comment

Lois Duncan's Books

If you haven't been following the Dead Author Dedication for the month of July, you might not be aware of Lois Duncan or what she contributed to the literary community. If that's the case, then here's the short of it: she was a warrior of literature who pioneered the Young Adult horror genre, something that has been continued on by well-known authors such as Neil Gaiman and … [Read more...] about Lois Duncan–Making Waves and Winning Awards

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