The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson is supposed to be the supreme example of literary horror. Overall I found the stories lacking. There are some standouts. One is Pillar of Salt, which comes close to being suspenseful, and is certainly a surreal narrative. But the accomplished stories in this collection can be counted on one hand. This is especially the case with the title story. At this point the literary realm has stories of this nature that put The Lottery into deep shade.
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