2. Biography  Born in 1916 in San Francisco  Strict Writer-1000’s words everyday  Married Stanley Hyman  Full-time writer and mother of 4  Lived with family in rural Vermont  Died at only 49 from heart failure

3. Her Works  6 Novels including The Haunting of Hill House  Memoirs: Life Among Savages and Raising Demons  Short Stories: “The Lottery,” “Charles,” “Come Along With Me,” “Just And Ordinary Day”  A few children’s stories  Focus on psychology and society, whether told realistically, with humor, or with dark cynicism.  Wrote over 100 novels, novellas,short stories, plays, children’s books, and television scripts.

4. Legacy  “The Lottery”  New Yorker Controversy  Made into film  The Haunting of Hill House  Multiple movie versions  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiv2zofXsV0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiv2zofXsV0  Influenced authors such as Stephan King, Richard Matheson, and Peter Straub.  The Shirley Jackson Award – annual award for literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.