The Ghostbreakers Before the Pulps
The occult detective was a product of the Gothic movement in fiction though there were precursors before 1765. There were early investigators who did not Read More
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The Ghostbreakers: More Famous Fakes
In our last post, “Three Famous Fakes” we featured Arthur Conan Doyle, Grant Allen and Agatha Christie. This one offers three more ghosts that prove Read More
The Supernatural Mystery – A Quintessential Library
Mystery fiction and Horror fiction are fruit from the same tree. The Gothics of the 1760-1820s spawned many different varieties of tales. Some were actually Read More
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
The Cases of Jules de Grandin – Part 4
1927 saw Seabury Quinn settle into his schedule of writing regular de Grandin tales. he would write seven for this year, about one story every Read More