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Books, authors and literary traditions connected with British and Irish horror, ghosts, folklore and the supernatural.

The Hurdy-Gurdy Man: Saying goodbye to the Summer of Love

The Hurdy-Gurdy Man: Saying goodbye to the Summer of Love

Respect ghosts like humans standing next to you, says Robert Radakovic

Literature · Paranormal Research

Respect ghosts like humans standing next to you, says Robert Radakovic

Circle of Stones: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites BOOK REVIEW

Book Reviews · Ghost Stories · Stone Circles

Circle of Stones: Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites BOOK REVIEW

Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW

Book Reviews · Bram Stoker · Dracula

Who is Dracula’s Father? BOOK REVIEW

D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW

D.E.V.I.L by Jill Lincoln BOOK REVIEW

Wild and Uncanny Tales: Marc Harris and the Welsh Coast

Ghost Stories · Vale of Glamorgan · Wales

Wild and Uncanny Tales: Marc Harris and the Welsh Coast

Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek BOOK REVIEW

Book Reviews · Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Seek BOOK REVIEW

The Body Snatcher: A Chilling Tale of Science, Morality and the Macabre

Bodysnatching · Robert Louis Stevenson

The Body Snatcher: A Chilling Tale of Science, Morality and the Macabre

Lily’s Monster by Cliff McNish BOOK REVIEW

Lily’s Monster by Cliff McNish BOOK REVIEW

Why Dracula Still Works: An Academic Look at the Vampire’s Many Lives

Bram Stoker · Dracula

Why Dracula Still Works: An Academic Look at the Vampire’s Many Lives

Dracula 101: A Guide To Bram Stoker’s Horror Classic

Bram Stoker · Dracula

Dracula 101: A Guide To Bram Stoker’s Horror Classic

Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025

Halloween · Poetry

Halloween Poems to Read by Candlelight 2025

Thomas Gray’s Elegy and the Human Truth Beneath the Grave

Thomas Gray’s Elegy and the Human Truth Beneath the Grave

Edward Young’s Night Thoughts: Gloom, Mortality, and the Beauty of Death

Edward Young’s Night Thoughts: Gloom, Mortality, and the Beauty of Death

Robert Blair’s The Grave: Dark Humour, Death, and the Questions That Haunt Us

Robert Blair’s The Grave: Dark Humour, Death, and the Questions That Haunt Us

Dracula’s Lost Volcano: The Forgotten Eruption Bram Stoker Left Out

Bram Stoker · Dacre Stoker · Dracula

Dracula’s Lost Volcano: The Forgotten Eruption Bram Stoker Left Out

How Renfield Reveals Bram Stoker’s Hidden Message About Mental Health

Bram Stoker · Dacre Stoker · Dracula

How Renfield Reveals Bram Stoker’s Hidden Message About Mental Health

How I Embraced My Uncle Bram’s Dracula Legacy, says Dacre Stoker

Bram Stoker · Dracula

How I Embraced My Uncle Bram’s Dracula Legacy, says Dacre Stoker

Thomas Parnell’s A Night-Piece on Death

Thomas Parnell’s A Night-Piece on Death

Best Dracula Places to Visit This Halloween with Dacre Stoker

Dacre Stoker · Dracula · Halloween

Best Dracula Places to Visit This Halloween with Dacre Stoker

Dacre Stoker on Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story

Bram Stoker · Dracula · Halloween

Dacre Stoker on Why Dracula is the Ultimate Halloween Story

Stig of the Dump: The Kent Legend Behind a Two-Million-Selling Classic

Kent · South-East England

Stig of the Dump: The Kent Legend Behind a Two-Million-Selling Classic

Emily Brontë’s Spellbound: Gothic Horror and Inner Strength

Emily Brontë’s Spellbound: Gothic Horror and Inner Strength

The Monster Within: Duality in Classic Horror’s Greatest Stories

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde · The Invisible Man · The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Monster Within: Duality in Classic Horror’s Greatest Stories

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