Shirley Jackson Filmography

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Book Author

  • The Haunting

    Crew: Book Author

    Actors: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lili Taylor, Owen Wilson, Bruce Dern

    Synopsis: In the 1860's, industrialist Hugh Crain financed the construction of Hill House, a beautiful but forbidding mansion where Crain hoped to house a wife and children. However, Crain died an unexplained death at Hill House, and ever since tales have circulated that the mansion is haunted by evil Read More

    7/23/99

  • Hosszu Alkony

    Crew: Short Story Author

    Synopsis: Based on a short story by American author Shirley Jackson, this convoluted mystery is a puzzler's delight. It is the story of an elderly woman's almost supernatural journey back into her past. The elderly woman is a strong-willed professor who leaves her family one day to visit an old friend. But Read More

    1997

  • The Lottery

    Crew: Short Story Author

    Actors: Keri Russell, William Daniels, Dan Cortese

    Synopsis: Based on one of Shirley Jackson's spookier stories, this made-for-TV thriller recounts a small New England town's chilling annual ritual, a quasi-pagan affair involving human sacrifice performed in a particularly horrific manner. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

    1996

  • The Haunting

    Crew: Book Author

    Actors: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Lois Maxwell

    Synopsis: One of the most highly regarded haunted house films ever produced, Robert Wise's The Haunting (based on Shirley Jackson's novel The Haunting of Hill House) weaves the dark tale of a questionably sane young woman and a sinister house which holds a terrifying past. Invited to join anthropologist Dr. Read More

    1963

  • Lizzie

    Crew: Book Author

    Actors: Eleanor Parker, Richard Boone, Joan Blondell, Hugo Haas, Ric Roman

    Synopsis: Though his staunchest supporters may disagree, Lizzie is arguably director Hugo Haas' best film. Adapted from Shirley Jackson's The Bird's Nest, the film is a tour de force for Eleanor Parker, who plays the schizophrenic title character. Depending on the circumstances, Lizzie adopts one of three Read More

    1957

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