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CLASSIC HORROR BLOG

Literary Essays on Classic Horror, Ghost Stories, & Weird Fiction

— from Mary Shelley to M. R. James —

by M. Grant Kellermeyer

Jan 16, 20197 min read

Bram Stoker's The Squaw: A Detailed Summary and Literary Analysis

The iron maiden has a checkered history. Almost every source will promptly confess that it is essentially a 19th century invention before...

Apr 27, 20184 min read

Reviewing: Andrew Struther's Dracula Incarnate -- Unearthing the Definitive Dracula

A little known secret about me is that I take great guilty pleasure – and unapologetic enjoyment – in reading about historical conspiracy...

Mar 10, 201811 min read

Bram Stoker's Savage Thrillers and White-Knuckle, Survivalist Horror

Bram Stoker’s name has become synonymous with horror and the macabre, and with good reason. Frequently associated with nothing more than...

Jun 27, 20175 min read

7 Best Horror Stories by Bram Stoker (Not Including Dracula)

Most famous for his monumental vampire novel, Dracula, Bram Stoker was hardly a one hit wonder: he was responsible for two other...

Jul 16, 20149 min read

The Top 9 Film Interpretations of Dracula: Best Movies and Actors

Excerpted from the Introduction to our best-selling title: BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA: ANNOTATED AND ILLUSTRATED (Available HERE) DRACULA IN...