Shirley Jackson Studies is a semi-annual peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the work of the influential American author Shirley Jackson (1916-1965).
Co-Editor
Jill E. Anderson, Assoc. Professor of English & Women’s Studies, TSU
- 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).
- The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: Being dangled from the top of a tall building.
- Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: not a single word is out of place or excessive.
Co-Editor
Emily A. Banks, Visiting Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing, Franklin College
- 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.
- The thing that would haunt you if you were in a Jackson story: loud chewing noises
- Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: “God God—whose hand was I holding?”
Co-Editor
Miranda Corcoran, Lecturer in 21st-Century Literature, University College Cork
- 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.
- 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”.
- Top reason HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE is the perfect novel: That opening paragraph!
Editorial 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
Margherita Orsi, University of Bologna
Margaret Toth, Manhattan College
Kristopher Woofter, Dawson College
