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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

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Sep 29
14 min

“Why Do Spirits Walk the Earth?”: The 7 Hard Truths that Ghosts Expose in Literary Horror

Ebenezer Scrooge said it best when he begged the preceding question of Marley’s Ghost in A Christmas Carol. What, he wanted to know,...

Jun 14
12 min

Carnacki the Ghost-finder's 7 Best Cases: A Spooky Spotlight on Hodgson's Steampunk Occult Detective

In a previous blog post, we specifically catalogued William Hope Hodgson’s best nautical horror stories – tales of haunted ships, sea...

Apr 13
19 min

A Ghost Story for Easter: Ager's Martyrdom & Paxton's Penance in M. R. James' Warning to the Curious

To the majority of his readership – especially those in the United Kingdom – M. R. James will forever be inextricably linked to the...

Sep 29, 2021
12 min

The Picture of Dorian Gray: Inspirations, Interpretations, and a Literary Analysis

Ever since its explosive publication in 1890, Oscar Wilde's Gothic treatise on decadence, sin, and corruption has been subject to scandal...

Jun 23, 2021
10 min

Frightful Forests: 13 of the Best Classic Stories of Haunted Woods and Cursed Campers

(Updated from August 2017) Every summer there are nights that I feel the urge to wander into the shady woods of my native Midwest: the...

Apr 2, 2021
19 min

J. Sheridan Le Fanu's Mr. Justice Harbottle: A Full Summary and Deep Literary Analysis

Among the very last of Le Fanu’s supernatural works – certainly his last great one – is this reworking – almost a hazy prequel – of “Some...

Dec 14, 2019
11 min

Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol: Inspirations, Interpretations, and a Literary Analysis

Arguably Dickens’ most famous work, “A Christmas Carol” packs a stunning archetypal power – a relatability without expiration date – that...

Nov 13, 2019
18 min

The Hound of the Baskervilles: Inspirations, Interpretations, and a Literary Analysis

As we all know, Arthur Conan Doyle was the most significant contributor to the detective story genre – what Verne and Wells were to...

Aug 22, 2019
16 min

The Invisible Man: Inspirations, Interpretations, and a Literary Analysis

When H. G. Wells first published “The Invisible Man” in 1897, the title alone ensured its success. Invisibility fascinates, attracts, and...

Aug 8, 2019
39 min

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: Inspirations, Interpretations, and a Literary Analysis

I was six years old when I walked into a bookstore in Holland, Michigan with my family and met Dr. Jekyll for the first time. We had...

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

GOTHIC NOVELS & NOVELLAS

MACABRE MASTERS BEST STORIES BY AUTHOR

STORY SUMMARIES & ANALYSES HORROR TROPE SPOTLIGHTS

FILM ADAPTATIONS NEW BOOK REVIEWS HOLIDAY STORIES