“Show Day”: the long roots of Jackson’s small town folk horror

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Overall, S. 2025. “Show Day”: the long roots of Jackson’s small town folk horror . Shirley Jackson Studies. 2 (2).
AuthorsOverall, S.
Abstract

This article is a creative-critical response to Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” (1948). It includes a previously unpublished short story, “Show Day” (Overall 2024), inspired by Jackson’s work, and discusses both fictions in relation to sacrifice, folk practices and the Folk Horror genre.

KeywordsShirley Jackson; Folk horror; Folklore; The Lottery (short story); Fiction; Sacrifice
Year2025
JournalShirley Jackson Studies
Journal citation2 (2)
PublisherShirley Jackson Society
Official URLhttps://shirleyjacksonstudies.org/?p=401%E2%86%97
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OnlineApr 2025
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Deposited23 Apr 2025
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