The Strangest Northerns: The Creepers
William Merriam Rouse (1884-1937) was a prolific writer of Northern stories for the Pulps. For a time Rouse lived in Quebec, absorbing the language and Read More
Category: Ghost Stories
The House on the Marsh: Mythos Mimic
“The House on the Marsh” by Fredrick Cowles is a good Mythos mimic. I found it while spending some time with Michel Parry’s excellent Mayflower Read More
The Strangest Northerns: The Phantom Cougar
“The Phantom Cougar” by W. Bertram Sinclair is a typical false monster tale for a magazine that published few real supernatural tales. The Popular Magazine, Read More
Ghost Stories From Victorian Magazines
Ghost stories From Victorian magazines are the main source of most ghost story anthologies. Despite this fact, the same old chestnuts get used and re-used Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Zane Grey’s King of the Royal Mounted Part 1
Zane Grey’s King of the Royal Mounted is a good example of using brand recognition to sell a product. The comic strip that appeared on Read More
The Woman With the Oily Eyes
“The Woman With the Oily Eyes” by Dick Donovan is one of the few vampire tales that hasn’t been anthologized to death. It appeared in Read More
December’s Shivery Hand Upon Us
December’s shivery hand upon us and you know what that means…ghost stories. Unlike my fellow North Americans I do not subscribe to October as the Read More
Gordon Philip England: Canadian Weird Tales Writer
Weird Tales Author Gordon Philip England was a writer who lived in Quebec, Canada and contributed seven stories to Weird Tales. (He wasn’t the only Read More
The Ghostbreakers: The Attleborough Poltergeist
“The Attleborough Poltergeist” is a ghostbreaking tale from Science fiction writer, Richard Cowper. It appeared in Fantasy & Science Fiction, October 1980. Cowper often appeared Read More
Johnny Peril, Occult Adventurer
Howard Purcell (1918-1981) created Johnny Peril almost by accident. “Just a Story” was a strip that had no real continuing character until Johnny stumbled along. Read More