Christmas Ghosts: Occult Detectives
Christmas Ghosts and Occult detectives are a part of both the Horror and Mystery genres. The reason for this was in the early days of Read More
Christmas Ghosts and Occult detectives are a part of both the Horror and Mystery genres. The reason for this was in the early days of Read More
Mark Shadow is the perfect name for an occult detective. You have probably never heard of him. He only appeared in four stories by a Read More
A note on “My Aunt Margaret’s Adventure” led me in the past to say that M. R. James did not approve of ghostbreaker stories. This Read More
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
Mike Kaluta’s Frankenstein predates the much more famous version by Berni Wrightson. Kaluta and Wrightson were old friends from their “The Studio” days. Wrightson’s artwork Read More
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 Curse of Jules de Grandin haunted one man: E. Hoffman Price (1898-1988) and his creation, Pierre d”Artois. The success of a character in a Read More
Let me tell you how I overcame a monster. A writer gets few a-ha! moments because the process of story-creating can be a murky thing. Read More
I’ve been watching Disney’s “Lonesome Ghosts” from 1937 and wondering… where did Dick Friel get the story idea and how much it relates to the Read More
In a house at No. 472, Cheyne Walk, five men assemble for a delightful dinner. Jessop, Arkright, Taylor and Dodgson (the narrator) all come to Read More