“Not with a Pen but a Broomstick”: The Witchcraft of Shirley Jackson with Sarah Hurley @RomancingTheGothic

“Not with a Pen but a Broomstick”: The Witchcraft of Shirley Jackson with Sarah Hurley @RomancingTheGothic

Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Sarah Hurley explores Shirley Jackson's relationship to witchcraft and how this is reflected in some of her most famous works.

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