Category: Ghost Stories
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Inspired by classic Egyptian horror stories such as Lot 249 and The Ring Of Thoth, I published The Shade In The Sands And Other Stories last year. It is a collection of short Gothic stories centred around the historical phenomenon of Victorian and Edwardian Egyptomania. You can read a sample of The Shade In The…
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A British character is drinking coffee in your Edwardian novel? It’s not as unrealistic as you think.
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Below is a quick guide to the main differences between Gothic horror and horror, but scroll down to find a more in-depth overview of the genres. Feature Horror Gothic horror Main goal To shock, terrify or disgust the audience. To create an atmosphere of dread and unease. Too unsettle. Source of fear Overt physical threat…
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Occult detective novels blend the traditional detective and mystery tropes with urban fantasy, dark fantasy and horror. Here is a list of occult detective novels and/or series to try. 1. The Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. This is a series of supernatural mystery novels featuring occult detective Harry Dresden. Dresden is a wizard working as…
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Haunted house books to read if you’re OK with leaving the lights on at night.
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Shirley Jackson published The Haunting Of Hill House in 1959, and thanks to a recent Netflix adaptation, its popularity lives on. Known especially for its hallmark Gothic horror story and the unreliable narrator, this psychologically suspenseful ghost story is a modern classic. Hunting for evidence of the occult, Dr Montague invites three participants to Hill…
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Gothic horror books and governesses go hand in hand with ghosts and other supernatural weirdness, don’t they? If you’re a fan of classic and modern Gothic horror, you need to know about these books.
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They key differences between Gothic fiction and other sub-genres like romance, horror and mystery lies in the atmosphere.
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Liverpool’s haunted history and how it influenced the Gothic Mystery novel The Spider.
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The Haunting Of Hill House (always a horror classic) had a recent revival with the Mike Flanagan adaptation, offering new insights into the character of Eleanor Vance. readers and viewers alike come back to this classic ghost story, but what if it’s time to read another haunted house book with the same chilling atmosphere? Books…
