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: Ghost Stories
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
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
Impossible Crimes: The Horror-Stained Mystery
Impossible Crimes are Mystery stories that appear to be supernatural but turn out to be explainable. These stories have a way of shoving people off Read More
Link: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
“Do I believe in ghosts? No, but I’m afraid of them.” Thus is the modern attitude toward all things ghostly, as stated by the Marquise Read More
The Strangest Northerns: W. Victor Cook II
“The Phantom Canoe” by W. Victor Cook appeared in The Booklover’s Magazine (January 1905). He had appeared previously here with “The Chateau Mirabelle”. Like that Read More
John Dickson Carr and M. R. James
John Dickson Carr John Dickson Carr (1906-1977) belongs to the Golden Age of mystery writing. Though perhaps not as well known today as he once Read More
I Didn’t Know They Wrote Pulp!
I didn’t know they wrote Pulp! was one of the comments we have received from our first podcast. As discussed, many writers started in the Read More
Monster Hall of Fame: The Severed Hand
The Addams Family and its close competitor, The Munsters, were shows based on Horror clichés. By 1965 the idea of a vampire, a Frankenstein monster, Read More
Frank Belknap Long – Part One: 1920-1939
Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) had a career that spanned seven decades. He began in the pages of Weird Tales, and was actually H. P. Lovecraft’s Read More