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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

Sep 6, 202035 min read

"From the Tideless Sea" (Part I.) by William Hope Hodgson

NOTES BY M. GRANT KELLERMEYER: Aside from “Carnacki the Ghost-Finder,” Hodgson is probably most famous for what has been referred to as...

Sep 4, 20209 min read

"Out of the Storm" by William Hope Hodgson

NOTE BY M. GRANT KELLERMEYER: The following remarks on this story come from Mr. Chris William’s 2008 article on “Out of the Storm” from...

Sep 4, 202023 min read

"The 'Shamraken' Homeward-Bounder" by William Hope Hodgson

NOTE BY M. GRANT KELLERMEYER: One of the few stories in this book to have attracted critical attention outside of the horror world, “The...

Sep 1, 202033 min read

"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, 202024 min read

"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...