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The Backlist: Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle

November 18, 2025 by Andrew DeYoung 4 Comments

In this horror masterpiece, it isn’t houses that are haunted. It’s people.

Filed Under: Books, Reviews Tagged With: Horror, Shirley Jackson, The Backlist, We Have Always Lived in the Castle

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