![]() ![]() ![]() Her most famous novel, The Haunting of Hill House, received two theatrical adaptations and a limited Netflix series that was more remix than remake (read all about the journey from page to screen here).Īnd then there’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, a 2018 film based on what is widely considered Jackson’s masterpiece and the final novel published in her lifetime (1962, three years before her sudden death). ![]() There’s a 1969 short film based on “The Lottery” that many probably saw in middle or high school as a supplement to the reading of the story (and also a staple on numerous YouTube channels). Kruger and Passon’s film more or less recreates this narrative for the screen, and in many places they do capture Jackson’s illusory storytelling style.īecause of this more ephemeral, less tangible aspect to Jackson’s writing - and because the critical reappraisal of her oeuvre is sadly more of a modern phenomena - we have seen scant film adaptations of her work. ![]()
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