Ron Breznay’s Old Masters of Horror: Arthur Machen
[This is an expanded reprint of a column which originally appeared in the May 15, 2003, issue of Hellnotes.] “Of living creators of cosmic fear raised to its most artistic pitch, few if any can hope to equal the versatile Arthur Machen; author of some dozen...Ron Breznay’s Old Masters of Horror: F. Marion Crawford
F. Marion Crawford was a prolific and popular American novelist in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who wrote about forty novels, mostly in the romance, historical-fiction, and fantasy genres. However, he is now known more for his short horror...Hellnotes Editorial
If you listen to most people, kids think they know everything. I don’t think that’s true. I’ve never yet met a kid who thinks he knows everything (although I’ve run across a few who act as if they do). The thing with kids is that they believe...Ron Breznay’s The Old Masters of Horror: M.R. James
[Note: This is an expanded reprint of a column which originally appeared in the March 6, 2003, issue of Hellnotes.] The old adage that one needs a horrible life in order to write effective horror fiction does not apply to M.R. James. Unlike Poe, Lovecraft, Blackwood,...The Old Masters of Horror: Ann Radcliffe
Ann Radcliffe was one of the first writers in the Gothic genre. She wrote several popular Gothic novels but inexplicably stopped writing in that style at the age of 32.