The Authors and Their Works Marcus Clarke (1846-1881) Marcus Andrew Hislop Clarke was born in London, England, on April 24, 1846, and had a privileged upbringing. In 1863, after his father lost the family fortune, Clarke moved to Australia, where his uncle, James...
We always have some exciting horror auctions going, twenty-four hours a day, every day of the week here. The menu is on the left, a little more than half-way down this page. At the time of this post, you can find great Horror DVD auctions for Horror Classics –...
Well, as you can see, we had another problem with Hellnotes. We’ve lost a week’s worth of posts, and I’m not sure we can get all of them back. But we’ll do what we can. Sorry for the inconvenience.
[The following is a reprint of a column which originally appeared in the October 27, 2005, issue of Hellnotes.] You’re going to a dress-as-your-favorite-horror-writer Halloween party, and you don’t want to go as one of the usuals, such as H.P. Lovecraft or Edgar Allan...
The Authors and Their Works Francis Adams (1862-1893) Francis William Lauderdale Adams was born on September 27, 1862, in Malta. He spent some of his childhood in Canada and Ireland and attended schools in England and France. While in France, he drafted his first...
I’ve always been a fan of werewolf movies, where people expose the beast we all know is hidden beneath the protective coating of their humanity. Not just for the metaphor, exactly, but for the big, hairy creatures themselves. All tooth and claw and instinct,...
