by a2 hosting admin account | Feb 4, 2008 | Columns & Editorials
[The following is an updated reprint of a column which originally appeared in the December 16, 2004, issue of Hellnotes.] Joseph Thomas Sheridan LeFanu is called by some the father of the modern ghost story, and he was widely read during the Victorian era. His most...
by Dave | Jan 12, 2008 | Columns & Editorials
Edgar A. Poe, as he signed his works, had a troubled life, which he described himself as “insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.”
by a2 hosting admin account | Jan 6, 2008 | Columns & Editorials
Henry S. Whitehead is known for his voodoo tales and other stories set in the West Indies. He was a prolific contributor to the pulp magazines in the 1920s and 1930s, especially Weird Tales. Henry St. Clair Whitehead was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on March 5,...
by a2 hosting admin account | Dec 2, 2007 | Columns & Editorials
[This is an updated reprint of a column which originally appeared in the November 18, 2004, issue of Hellnotes.] William Hope Hodgson is best known for his Sargasso Sea stories and for his novels The House on The Borderland and The Night Land. The former are stories...
by a2 hosting admin account | Nov 5, 2007 | Columns & Editorials
[This is a slightly revised reprint of a column which originally appeared in the October 28, 2004, issue of Hellnotes.] One of the most influential of the Old Masters is H.P. Lovecraft. Though denigrated by some critics for purple prose and tortuous passages, he is...
by a2 hosting admin account | Oct 9, 2007 | Columns & Editorials
Having a bad day? Need a little break from the monotony? We came across some online Halloween fun that takes only a minute or two to play, is entertaining, and will help get you in the Halloween spirit if you aren’t already. It’s called Halloween Hangman....