A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple.
Acting
Elisabeth Moss is terrifyingly magnificent, unhinged, unforgettable.
Direction
Decker's dreamy dread burrows under your skin.
Cinematography
Crooked frames mirror Shirley's fractured mind.
Director
Josephine Decker
Elisabeth Moss
Shirley Jackson
Odessa Young
Rose Nemser / Paula
Michael Stuhlbarg
Stanley Hyman
Logan Lerman
Fred Nemser
Victoria Pedretti
Katherine
Robert Wuhl
Randy Fisher
Paul O'Brien
Dean
Orlagh Cassidy
Caroline
Bisserat Tseggai
Peggy
Allen McCullough
Norman
Tony Manna
Drunken Fellow
Molly Fahey
Faculty Wife
Ryan Spahn
Drunk Cad
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Shirley Jackson's actual novel *Hangsaman* was inspired by a missing college student case, which the film fictionalizes through Rose's disappearance.
Decker filmed in Shirley Jackson's actual Vermont home, and Moss reportedly refused to break character between takes, terrifying the crew.
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