The Vampire As Lothario
I love vampires. I hate Anne Rice. Not the person Anne Rice. I don’t know her. But the institution of Anne Rice. To be perfectly Read More
Category: Occult Detectives
“The Tomb of Sarah” and Seabury Quinn
The Jules De Grandin stories by Seabury Quinn were not innovative so much as reactionary. Anyone familiar with the Horror and Mystery of the previous Read More
The Flaxman Low Twelve-Step Plot
Flaxman Low was one of the first “periodical” occult detectives. By that, I mean, a psychic investigator who was featured in a magazine as a Read More
Can Occult Detectives Actually Be Scary 2?
I want to look at two stories that could argue either side of this debate: can occult detective stories actually be frightening? Ultimately, each reader Read More
Can Occult Detectives Actually Be Scary 1?
M. R. James, undoubtedly the finest ghost story writer in the English language, disparaged the occult detective story. This is very odd for James was Read More
Captain Meek & Doctor Bird
Part Sherlock Holmes, part Professor Challenger, Doctor Bird faced sixteen encounters with the strange and fantastic and inspired such characters as Doc Savage. Captain Sterner Read More