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CLASSIC HORROR BLOG

Critical Essays on Horror, Ghost Stories, & Weird Fiction

— from Mary Shelley to M. R. James —

by M. Grant Kellermeyer

31 Classic Horror Stories Every Fan Should Read in October: A Literary Advent Calender for Halloween

Why should Christmas have all the fun? Oldstyle Tales proudly presents a literary advent calendar for your favorite season. Each day has...

Abortion: the Secret of "The Lady's Maid's Bell"? Part II

Now, as to what the devil all of this means. The sign posts of Gothic fiction direct us to suspect several possibilities. There are...

Abortion: the Secret in "The Lady's Maid's Bell"? Part I

Is Abortion the Underlying Issue in Edith Wharton’s “The Lady’s Maid’s Bell”? Edith Wharton has long been tied with Henry James – another...