About

Shirley Jackson Studies is a semi-annual peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the work of the influential American author Shirley Jackson (1916-1965).

Meet the Editors:

Co-Editor

Melanie R. Anderson, Assistant Professor of English, Mississippi University for Women

1. Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: The way she connects the supernatural and the interior of the mind is superb. 

2. Jackson character you think would be the last person to survive in a horror movie: Theo–she made it out of Hill House.

3. The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: So many possibilities, but probably a cursed book or haunted library situation, since I typically find comfort in those things. 

Co-Editor

Emily A. Banks, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing, Franklin College

  1. Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: “God God—whose hand was I holding?”
  2. Jackson character you think would be the last person to survive in a horror movie: Fancy from The Sundial, because she plays the long game and gets her crown. 
  3. The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: loud chewing noises

Co-Editor

Miranda Corcoran, Lecturer in 21st-Century Literature, University College Cork

  1. Jackson character you think would be the last person to survive in a horror movie: Merricat and Jonas. I know choosing two is cheating, but they are a team. Merricat’s knowledge of poison would make her a formidable opponent. 
  2. The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: Not sure, but I’d probably try to escape it by running away on the bus like Louisa in “Louisa, Please Come Home”.
  3. Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: That opening paragraph!

Editor Emerita

Jill E. Anderson, former professor of English & Women’s Studies; future archivist/academic librarian

  1. Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: not a single word is out of place or excessive.
  2. Jackson character you think would be the last person to survive in a horror movie: Merricat Blackwood. Not just because she would likely murder or hex anyone who got in her way but also because she would do anything to protect her own world (and sister).
  3. The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: Being dangled from the top of a tall building.

Co-Editor

Miranda Corcoran, Lecturer in 21st-Century Literature, University College Cork

  1. Jackson character you think would be the last person to survive in a horror movie: Merricat and Jonas. I know choosing two is cheating, but they are a team. Merricat’s knowledge of poison would make her a formidable opponent. 
  2. The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: Not sure, but I’d probably try to escape it by running away on the bus like Louisa in “Louisa, Please Come Home”.
  3. Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: That opening paragraph!

Editorial & Advisory Board

Melanie R. Anderson, Delta State University

Dara Downey, Trinity College Dublin

Ashley Lawson, West Virginia Wesleyan College

Robert Lloyd, Cardiff University

Bernice M. Murphy, Trinity College Dublin

Lisa Kröger, Independent Scholar, https://www.lisakroger.com/

Margherita Orsi, University of Bologna

Margaret Toth, Manhattan College

Kristopher Woofter, Dawson College

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