The Jamesian Break in Ghost Stories
Before the Break There was a Jamesian break in the ghost story model that happened around 1900. This really came home to me as I Read More
Tag: E. F. Benson
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
Rhoda Broughton, Niece to Nightmares
Rhoda Broughton (1840-1920) was the niece of J. Sheridan Le Fanu, the dark prince of horror writers. It should be no surprise that she should Read More
Into Outer Darkness
H. Russell Wakefield (1888-1964) is the third man in a triumvirate of English ghost story writers. The first two are M. R. James and E. Read More
The James Gang: Ghost Story Writers
Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) is in my opinion the greatest of all the ghost story writers. The Cambridge don began a tradition of writing a Read More
The Strangest Northerns: Arthur Quiller-Couch
Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863-1944) has a big reputation in literary circles with the monumental The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250–1900, a book out of which Read More
E. F. Benson in the Pulps
Edward Frederick Benson (1867-1940) was one of three famous brothers who wrote ghost stories. Arthur Christopher was the eldest while Robert Hugh the baby. Freddy, Read More
Link: Creepy Cryptids
H. P. Lovecraft died before the age of flying saucers and Bigfoot. But I think he would have really enjoyed it. The expression these days Read More
Of Footprints and Fearsome Beasts: The Yeti, Bigfoot and Sasquatch in Media
To begin with this piece is going to look at Yeti, Bigfoot and Sasquatch stories in as many mediums as we can squeeze into such Read More