Literature

British and Irish writers have created some of the most loved and revered horror tales ever known. From Dracula to Frankenstein to the ghost stories of MR James and Charles Dickens, our books are spooky. Here we cover the classics all the way to the modern day with interviews with authors and profiles of new books.

The Day Agatha Christie Disappeared: A Real-Life Mystery
Why I Love Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
T.P. Cooke and O. Smith: Pioneers of Stage Monsters
20 Creepy Facts About Dracula
From Fire Arms Officer to Paranormal Author: Ian Backhouse INTERVIEW
Don’t Go By Carterhaugh: The Lives of Tam Lin
Robert Burns’ Halloween: Haunting Origins of Tradition
20 Surprising Facts About The Castle of Otranto
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein: 19 Things You Didn’t Know
Dracula’s Stage Journey: From Lyceum to Broadway
The Castle of Otranto: The Birth of Gothic Fiction
10 Mary Shelley Essential Facts You Need To Know
Religious Horror and the Ecogothic BOOK REVIEW
The Island of Doctor Moreau BOOK REVIEW
Clive Barker: 10 Things You Didn’t Know
6 Dracula Myths Not Mentioned By Bram Stoker
Who are the Ghosts of A Christmas Carol?
Reading Dracula Daily in Real Time: Interview with Matt Kirkland
This House is Haunted by John Boyne BOOK REVIEW
10 Bram Stoker Facts You Didn’t Know
Dual Faces of Fear: Addiction in Horror Stories
Shakespeare And Witches: A Dark Fascination
I’m Dracula Author Bram Stoker’s Kindred Spirit: Neil R Storey
Yvette Fielding Raises Spirits With Ghost Hunter Chronicles Books