One of the most terrifying stories of the twentieth century, Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” created a sensation when it was first published in 1948. Today it is considered a classic work of short fiction, a story remarkable for its combination of subtle suspense and pitch-perfect descriptions of both the chilling and the mundane. THE LOTTERY AND OTHER STORIES also includes 24 other stories encompassing the hilarious and the horrible, the unsettling and the ominous.