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The Haunting of Hill House was more than just some average haunted house show. Based upon Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel of the same name, the Netflix series delivered memorably creepy scenes and a few terrifying jump scares. However, the truly chilling thing about the Netflix show was its ability to seamlessly blend supernatural thrills with a thoughtful explorations on childhood trauma, grief, addiction, and strained family relationships.

Elisabeth Moss becomes famed horror writer Shirley Jackson in the first trailer for Shirley.

Elisabeth Moss earned raves for her performance as author Shirley Jackson in the twisty thriller “Shirley” following its debut at the Sundance Film Festival. Now, the film’s first trailer has arrived to make viewers feel “thrillingly horrible.”

The Haunting of Hill House was more than just some average haunted house show. Based upon Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel of the same name, the Netflix series delivered memorably creepy scenes and a few terrifying jump scares, of course. However, the truly chilling thing about the Netflix show was its ability to seamlessly blend supernatural thrills with a thoughtful explorations on childhood trauma, grief, addiction, and strained family relationships.

The Haunting of Hill House more than just another haunted house story. The horror series, based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel of the same name, delivered memorably creepy scenes and occasional jump scares, to be sure, but the truly chilling thing about the Netflix show was its ability to seamlessly blend supernatural thrills with a thoughtful explorations on childhood trauma, grief, addiction, and strained family relationships.

The Haunting of Hill House was so much more than your typical ghost story. The horror series, based on Shirley Jackson's 1959 novel of the same name, delivered memorably creepy scenes, to be sure, but the really chilling thing about the Netflix show was its ability to seamlessly blend supernatural thrills with a thoughtful exploration of childhood trauma, grief, and strained family relationships.

Neon has purchased North American rights to Josephine Decker’s “Shirley,” a drama about novelist Shirley Jackson that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The film stars Elisabeth Moss as Jackson, a writer whose work intertwined elements of the macabre with sly social commentary, most notably in her short story “The Lottery.”

Shirley Jackson was a real person, a writer best known for her twisted short story “The Lottery,” although the version presented in Josephine Decker’s “Shirley” feels more like a character from one of her own novels.