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The novel is notable for its attempts to mix Christian thought with popular heterodox themes of the day, such as reincarnation and Theosophy or Blavatskyism.It is also a damning critique of the time's social structure – claiming both that Britain's elite are morally bankrupt and hinting an allegiance to ideals that soon gained in prominence after its publication (such as women's suffrage and ...
The horror critic R. S. Hadji placed The Lair of the White Worm at number twelve in his list of the worst horror novels ever written. [5] Historian of the horror genre H. P. Lovecraft, in his essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature", stated that Stoker "utterly ruins a magnificent idea by a development almost infantile." [6]
This 1959 gothic novel, which was the inspiration for the terrifying Netflix series of the same name, is considered by many to be the best haunted-house story ever written. Seriously, this tale ...
Written by William March, the book follows eight-year-old Rhoda, who is secretly a murderous sociopath. ... Famed crime writer Jo Nesbø's his first ever horror novel is The Night House. When a 14 ...
The Penguin Encyclopaedia of Horror and the Supernatural considers Smith's horror novels "endearing, imbued with lively storytelling and the tacky brilliance of the horror and science fiction cinema of the 1950s", [5] but horror critic R. S. Hadji included Smith's novel The Sucking Pit on his list of the worst horror novels ever written. [6]
On the anniversary of Dracula's publishing, we look back at other epistolary horror novels, from Frankenstein to Carrie to World War Z and beyond. The post DRACULA and 15 Other Epistolary Horror ...
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All the Fiends of Hell, by Adam L.G. Nevill. Nevill’s stories are full of tight interiors, narrow minds, and entities that slip under a reader’s defenses. In All the Fiends of Hell, he’s ...