For those long cold dark nights ... Spirits of the Season: Portraits of the Winter Otherworld written by Dr Bob Curran and illustrated by Andy Paciorek
I recently finished "All hell breaks loose" the prequel book about Skullduggery Pleasant. A Y/A supernatural mystery series of books.
It started a bit slow but towards the end I started to it's potential. I always prefer a series that gets better and better the deeper I get into it.
A SPIRITUALIST’S WIFE STRUGGLES to come to terms with her husband’s new world of séances and “readings”—and fears he’ll find out some of her own secrets. Lush evocation of post-World War I Scotland and the frenzies of Jazz Age society. B PLUS
Explore the darker side of the Ferguson Collection
With Hallowe’en just behind us, in the first of a series of spooky-themed blog posts by the University of Glasgow Archives & Special Collections, we delve into 19th century literature on the occult. In this article we look at Sir Walter Scott’s (famed writer of Ivanhoe) conception of the supernatural, before moving on to explore the significance of a rare anthology of ghost stories https://www.exploreyourarchive.org/the-darker-side-of-the-ferguson-collection-part-1/
Author James Kelman joins the Unburied Books Podcast to discuss James Hogg’s THE PRIVATE MEMOIRS & CONFESSIONS OF A JUSTIFIED SINNER, originally published in 1824.
The podcast discusses the novel’s unusual structure, moral ambiguity, & mixture of genres. Kelman offers historical insight into the book’s philosophy & places the work in a modern, international context.
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THE DEVIL I AM SURE – three short stories by James Hogg
In these three stories – “Mary Burnet”, “The Brownie of the Black Haggs”, & “Strange Letter of a Lunatic” – James Hogg (1770–1835) demonstrates his mastery of the craft of storytelling, & his understanding of the quirks, possibilities, & dark undercurrents of human psychology
Ghost Tamer is the perfect read for Spooky Season ! Ghost and demonic spirits are hiding in the page of this supernatural thriller novel : Raely is the sole survivor of a disastrous train wreck and realizes that someone is following her. Problem, no one can see that person, except her of course. Things get worse when she realizes a demon is after her Soul !
NOW AVAILABLE: The House of Ash (print and e-book)
My newest gothic horror novella is now out (woot!). 'The House of Ash' is a standalone vampire fiction book that's set in an AU Victorian England. There's a romantic subplot in the book, but the primary focus is the family matriarch and her efforts at protecting her blind grandson.
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AS IT WAS TOLD TO ME: Three Short Stories by Sir Walter Scott
FREE ebook, introduced by Dr Daniel Cook
🪞 “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror”: reckless romance & supernatural theatrics
🗡️ “The Two Drovers”: a slow-burn exposé of national conflict
🔥 “Wandering Willie’s Tale”: a trip to Hell, a demonic monkey, & an unreliable narrator
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