First published 1971
Every year, the residents of a sleepy town gather for an unsettling tradition - the lottery. When young Tessie Delacroix's name is drawn, her neighbors' veneer of normalcy shatters, as they prepare to sacrifice one of their own. As stones are picked up, a disturbing truth emerges: beneath this town's placid exterior, dark impulses hold sway.
Genres: fiction, short-stories, literary-fiction, 20th-century, mystery, horror
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: dark-academia, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New England
17 pages · Paperback · The Dramatic Publishing Company
Content warnings: violence