The Hound of Death: The Supernatural Works of Agatha Christie
THE INVISIBLE WORLD It is natural for readers of supernatural fiction to wonder what beliefs an author might hold. Do they believe in ghosts? Vampires? Read More
Category: Ghost Stories
Link: Anne of Green Horrors
I suppose it’s a national disgrace to admit you haven’t read Lucy Maud Montgomery when you are a Canuck. (My mother was a big fan, Read More
Link: Monsters Chasing Monsters
The history of the ghostbreaker changed on March 10, 1997 when Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired for the first time. (The movie doesn’t Read More
The Early Robert Bloch: 1935-1938
Robert Bloch became world famous when he wrote Psycho in 1959. The Alfred Hitchcock film had something to do with that. Before that he was Read More
The Case of the Ghost-Finder: Carnacki
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
Link: The Handy-Dandy Mythos Plot Structure
It would be ridiculous to suggest that all Mythos stories have the same plot. As more and more tales are spun, this becomes less and Read More
The Case of the Dream Detective: Moris Klaw
Sax Rohmer (born Arthur Sarsfield Ward) will be remembered forever as the creator of Dr. Fu Manchu, and the sub-genre of the suspense field that Read More
Boris Dolgov: Weird Tales Artist
Being an artist for Weird Tales was not a fast track to fame and fortune. It is only in retrospect that names like Hugh Rankin, Read More
Link: Jeff Rice and Kolchak
Today is a good day to be a horror writer, whether in print or comics. If your work gets picked up by a cable network, Read More
Impossible Crimes and John Dickson Carr
The Locked Room Mystery or Impossible Crime tale is the very oldest type of true Mystery tale if you consider Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Murders Read More