H. P. Lovecraft: From Weird to Modern Gothic
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” This opening from ‘Supernatural Horror in Literature‘ captures the motivation of...
View ArticleArthur Machen: Master of Supernatural Horror
Arthur Machen, born in Wales, lived most of his adult life in London and became part of the aesthetic movement of the late 19th Century. A lifelong author of what he termed ‘decadent horror‘, Machen...
View ArticleAlgernon Blackwood: Master of Supernatural Fiction
“…such delicate phantasies as Jimbo or The Centaur. Mr. Blackwood achieves in these novels a close and palpitant approach to the inmost substance of dream, and works enormous havoc with the...
View ArticleClark Ashton Smith: Master of Gothic, Pulp and SF classics
Golden Age writer of over 100 stories Clark Ashton Smith enjoyed a reputation for fast-paced, evocative narratives in the thrilling forms of the golden age genre fiction: horror, science fiction,...
View ArticleVirgil Finlay: Master of Dark Fantasy Illustration
Virgil Finlay was a contemporary of H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch and Robert E. Howard. He started as an illustrator on Weird Tales, went on to create fantastic art for the best genre fiction of his...
View ArticleMicro-fiction 027 – Undertow
The dark waters of the storm-racked lake toss the small craft and its terrified occupants. So much for a weekend break! Echoes | Undertow The thunder overhead had raged around them as they drifted...
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