There are ghost stories that are forgettable and then there are ones that stick because they probe into more unsettling areas of the psyche. M.R. James is remembered for the distinct flavour of his spectral tales in which he basically invented the ‘antiquarian’ folk horror genre- with scenarios that have been widely admired andContinue reading “M.R. James: Master of the Antiquarian Horror Tale”
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How Bram Stoker created Dracula, Lord of the Undead.
1: Stoker: The Dark Dubliner 2: The Origins of Dracula 3: The Forensic Astrology of Dracula (1897) 4: Screen Portrayals of Count Dracula 1: Stoker: The Dark Dubliner Many have wondered from which pit of hell was wrenched a character so imprinted on the collective mind as Count Dracula. Stories as to how thisContinue reading “How Bram Stoker created Dracula, Lord of the Undead.”
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