The Ghostbreakers Before the Pulps
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The Gothic Heritage of the Ghostbreaker
The word “Gothic” is open to much misinterpretation these days. Most people associate it with a certain lifestyle that requires black clothing and white make-up. 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
Christmas Ghosts: Algernon Blackwood Style
If you missed M. R. James last time… Last time I spoke to the English ghost story as a Christmas treat. M. R. James Read More
“Cats Can Kill” by Ray Cummings
“Cats Can Kill” by Ray Cummings is a mystery wrapped up in a hair ball. This tale of were-cats appears in December 1941’s The Masked Read More
Neils Orson the Ghost Hunter
The 1930’s was the last great period of Spiritualism in Britain and America. Houdini and other defrauders were busy debunking the phonies and relegating the Read More
Link: Cosmic Mojo – Part 1
Critics of horror fiction have labeled Lovecraft’s brand of storytelling “cosmic” horror to differentiate it from the regular legions of werewolves and murderers that filled Read More
Who Was the First Ghostbreaker? A Conversation with Christopher Lyons
G. W. Thomas: Who do you consider the first Ghostbreaker? Christopher Lyons: Bill Murray? But seriously, folks. Samuel Warren began to lay down some of Read More
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
The Freelance Ghostbreaker: John Silence
The occult detective tradition has encompassed characters as famous as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Van Helsing. But the most influential fictional detective to take on Read More