Shirley Jackson's stories are among the most terrifying ever written ... No-one can touch her
- Donna Tartt,
In each story in the collection, the everyday world becomes tinted with an odd sheen of terror ... In Jackson's world, the safe house is a trap. Enter it, and you might get lost in the dark
- Ottessa Moshfegh,
The world of Shirley Jackson is eerie and unforgettable
- A. M. Homes,
<i>Dark Tales </i>reveals a superior gothic writer ... Shirley Jackson's menacing gothic tales are a joy to rediscover
The Times
One of the great practitioners of the literature of the darker impulses
- Paul Theroux,
An amazing writer
- Neil Gaiman,
An excellent primer for her short fiction
The Pool