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Critical Essays on Horror, Ghost Stories, & Weird Fiction

— from Mary Shelley to M. R. James —

by M. Grant Kellermeyer

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Jan 17, 2021
11 min

Robert W. Chambers' In the Court of the Dragon: A Two-Minute Summary and Literary Analysis

The King in Yellow is a savage, jealous potentate who longs to possess his worshippers – mind, body, and soul. In this one way -- his...

Sep 1, 2020
33 min

"The Harbor-Master" by Robert W. Chambers (A Rare and Forgotten Story Transcription)

NOTE BY M. GRANT KELLERMEYER: While many fans of H. P. Lovecraft assume that Chambers’ influence on him begins and ends with The King in...

Sep 1, 2020
24 min

"The Key to Grief" by Robert W. Chambers (A Rare and Forgotten Story Transcription)

NOTE BY M. GRANT KELLERMEYER: A “key” in nautical geography is a low, sandy island that juts out of a sunken reef. This makes the more...

Nov 6, 2018
9 min

Robert W. Chambers' The Maker of Moons: A Two-Minute Summary and a Literary Analysis

Aside from the “King in Yellow” mythos, Chambers most notable contribution to weird fiction is the following story. “The Maker of Moons”...

Aug 2, 2018
7 min

Robert W. Chambers' The Yellow Sign: A Two-Minute Summary and a Literary Analysis

“The Yellow Sign” is simultaneously Chambers’ horror masterpiece and one of the simplest, least layered entries in The King in Yellow: at...

Apr 17, 2018
8 min

Robert W. Chambers' The Repairer of Reputations: a Two-Minute Summary and Analysis

The first story in the King in Yellow Mythos (the first five – or possibly six – works in the eponymous 1895 collection) introduces us to...

Feb 28, 2018
15 min

Robert W. Chambers' Surreally Decadent, Nightmarish Horror Stories

Few writers in the canon of horror fiction are more mystifying or frustrating than the unambitious genius of Robert W. Chambers....

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GOTHIC NOVELS & NOVELLAS

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STORY SUMMARIES & ANALYSES HORROR TROPE SPOTLIGHTS

FILM ADAPTATIONS NEW BOOK REVIEWS HOLIDAY STORIES

Robert W. Chambers' In the Court of the Dragon: A Two-Minute Summary and Literary Analysis

"The Harbor-Master" by Robert W. Chambers (A Rare and Forgotten Story Transcription)

"The Key to Grief" by Robert W. Chambers (A Rare and Forgotten Story Transcription)

Robert W. Chambers' The Maker of Moons: A Two-Minute Summary and a Literary Analysis

Robert W. Chambers' The Yellow Sign: A Two-Minute Summary and a Literary Analysis

Robert W. Chambers' The Repairer of Reputations: a Two-Minute Summary and Analysis

Robert W. Chambers' Surreally Decadent, Nightmarish Horror Stories

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The

CLASSIC HORROR BLOG

S U B S C R I B E:

GOTHIC NOVELS & NOVELLAS MACABRE MASTERS BEST STORIES BY AUTHOR STORY SUMMARIES & ANALYSES HORROR TROPE SPOTLIGHTS FILM ADAPTATIONS NEW BOOK REVIEWS HOLIDAY STORIES

Robert W. Chambers' In the Court of the Dragon: A Two-Minute Summary and Literary Analysis

"The Harbor-Master" by Robert W. Chambers (A Rare and Forgotten Story Transcription)

"The Key to Grief" by Robert W. Chambers (A Rare and Forgotten Story Transcription)

Robert W. Chambers' The Maker of Moons: A Two-Minute Summary and a Literary Analysis

Robert W. Chambers' The Yellow Sign: A Two-Minute Summary and a Literary Analysis

Robert W. Chambers' The Repairer of Reputations: a Two-Minute Summary and Analysis

Robert W. Chambers' Surreally Decadent, Nightmarish Horror Stories

GOTHIC NOVELS & NOVELLAS

MACABRE MASTERS BEST STORIES BY AUTHOR

STORY SUMMARIES & ANALYSES HORROR TROPE SPOTLIGHTS

FILM ADAPTATIONS NEW BOOK REVIEWS HOLIDAY STORIES