Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Flavorwire Author Club: Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Sundial’ as True American Gothic

Flavorwire Author Club: Shirley Jackson's 'The Sundial' as True American Gothic

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When we think about terror, and when we think about the things that scare us the most, getting stuck in a house with our relatives for the rest of our life is somewhere near the top of the list, with zombies that can run and The Gentlemen from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode “Hush.” Could you imagine that the world is going to end, but you’ll be spared so long as you can stand living with your crazy aunt and the rest of your clan in a spooky old mansion? Would you consider the option if that was all you had? 
Written in the Cold War days, when the possibility of actually having to test this theory was just Eisenhower’s or Khrushchev’s push of a button away, Shirley Jackson’s 1958 novel, The Sundial, asks just that question. … Read More


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