{"id":4583,"date":"2017-10-04T12:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T12:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2017-10-04T12:26:10","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T12:26:10","slug":"thirteen-classic-chillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/thirteen-classic-chillers\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen Classic Chillers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, not the stories but features on the supernatural writers themselves. Strange are the strands of websites. A week or so ago we published Lurchers Triumphant: The Secret Index<\/em>, in the hope of linking together related articles from all over greydogtales<\/em>. This time we\u2019re mentioning a wide range of traditional creators of weird and ghostly stories, our classic chillers, so why not see who we picked, and read up on them?<\/p>\n

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As with lurchers and longdogs, there are references to early supernatural authors scattered all over the site, but the features below have a more substantial element of the classic chillers in them. And those who aren\u2019t mentioned below are perhaps as surprising as those who are.<\/p>\n

In general, there are loads of sites which cover M R James, Algernon Blackwood, Arthur Machen, Ambrose Bierce, E F Benson<\/strong> and many other resonant names. Whole swathes of verbiage consider these folk, and we have little to add at the moment. William Hope Hodgson<\/strong> we deal with regularly and separately.<\/p>\n

We confess an interest in less well known writers, or in writers who had a peculiarly broad output and who are not always feted for their supernatural works.<\/p>\n

And some have foxed us so far, known or forgotten. H R Wakefield<\/strong>, for example, wrote a number of excellent ghost stories, but every time we wrestle with his output as a whole, we end up in<\/em> a hole, reading too many of his weaker tales. Maybe later. We also thought about adding D H Lawrence<\/strong>, but some of his \u2018ghost\u2019 stories are fairly badly delivered, so he never joined our classic chillers.<\/p>\n

One who might have joined the list is Henry S Whitehead<\/strong>, who we have mentioned in passing, but he deserves a new post of his own one day. He edges into the zone of those writers associated with the H P Lovecraft<\/strong> and Clark Ashton Smith<\/strong> era, and Weird Tales<\/em>, so we\u2019re hanging on to him. Everil Worrell<\/strong> only just squeaked in, being a major Weird Tales<\/em> player, on the strength of pieces such as her unusual old-style vampire story, ‘The Canal’.<\/em><\/p>\n

Others must join us eventually \u2013 Perceval Landon, L T C Rolt, Oliver Onions, Charlotte Perkins Gilman<\/em> and more – but we have a wish list. Saki<\/strong> (H H Munro) would probably top that, along with Daphne Du Maurier<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For reference, two of our favourite classic chillers, apart from Saki and M R James, are E G Swain<\/strong> and Jerome K Jerome – <\/strong>for very different reasons. Both are featured below.<\/p>\n

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Jerome\u2019s satirical essay on the link between Christmas Eve and ghost stories, and his ruthless listing of the types of traditional story, is a must-read:<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter him comes the young man who woke up with a strange sensation in the middle of the night, and found his rich bachelor uncle standing by his bedside. The rich uncle smiled a weird sort of smile and vanished. The young man immediately got up and looked at his watch. It had stopped at half-past four, he having forgotten to wind it.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cHe made inquiries the next day, and found that, strangely enough, his rich uncle, whose only nephew he was, had married a widow with eleven children at exactly a quarter to twelve, only two days ago.<\/em><\/p>\n

“The young man does not attempt to explain the circumstance. All he does is to vouch for the truth of his narrative.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Told After Supper<\/em><\/p>\n

By the way, three specific stories from H R Wakefield, E F Benson and Jerome K Jerome are covered in our feature here:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/five-mountains-madness-third-twin\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Our thirteen features form a backward list, covering some twenty authors and ending in our piece on Sir Andrew Caldecott<\/strong>, who we believe has been overlooked far too often.<\/p>\n

MOST POSTS CONTAIN LINKS TO WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE DOWNLOAD THE AUTHORS’ WORKS.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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THIRTEEN CLASSIC CHILLERS<\/h1>\n
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13) Out of the Silence with Bessie Kyffin-Taylor<\/b><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/out-of-the-silence-with-bessie-kyffin-taylor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

An almost unknown author these days, with one particularly outstanding story, Bessie Kyffin-Taylor (d.1922).<\/p>\n

12) Shiela Crerar, Clay-Corpses & Psychic Investigation for Girls<\/b><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/shiela-crerar-clay-corpses-psychic-investigation-girls\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Ella M. Scrymsour (1888-1962), whose supernatural sleuth in Scotland is quite fun.<\/p>\n

11) Jerome K Jerome, Ghosts and Dystopias<\/b><\/h3>\n
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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/jerome-k-jerome-ghosts-dystopias\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Master of drollery and the sly dig, Jerome K Jerome (1859-1927).<\/p>\n

10) Worrell and Ward \u2013 Vampire Women Go Fishing<\/b><\/h3>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/worrell-ward-vampire-women-go-fishing\/<\/a><\/p>\n

A somewhat forgotten weird and speculative writer, Everil Worrell (1893-1969).<\/p>\n

9) Edith Wharton Hears a Whooo!<\/b><\/h3>\n
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mary e wilkins freeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/edith-wharton-hears-whooo\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Not just Edith Wharton (1862-1937), but two other supernatural writers, Mary E Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) and Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould (1879-1944).<\/p>\n

8) Edith Nesbit \u2013 Mother of the Dead<\/b><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/e-nesbit-mother-dead\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) hardly needs an introduction, but is more widely known for her children\u2019s stories.<\/p>\n

7) The History of Women in Horror 1: A Man Explains<\/b><\/h3>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/history-women-horror-1-man-explains\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Perambulations around Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797-1851), and other early writers, including those of the Gothic persuasion.<\/p>\n

6) Sneerwell & Verjuice: The School for Weird Fiction<\/b><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/sneerwell-verjuice-school-weird-fiction\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Some mutterings on the nature of weird and supernatural fiction which lead to a mention of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-73).<\/p>\n

5) M R James and his Friend in the Fens<\/b><\/h3>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/m-r-james-friend-fens\/<\/a><\/p>\n

A tribute to the background of the marvellous Mr Batchel stories by E G Swain (1861-1938), and a touch of Swain\u2019s acquaintance M R James (1862-1936)<\/p>\n

4) Forever New: Women in Supernatural Fiction<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Mary Elizabeth Maxwell (n\u00e9e_Braddon) by William_Powell_Frith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/forever-new-women-supernatural-fiction\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Amanda DeWees\u2019<\/strong> excellent essay for us on some classic female supernatural writers, including Mrs. [Margaret] Oliphant (1828-1897), and Mary Elizabeth Braddon.<\/p>\n

3) All Saints\u2019 Eve: Some Seasonal Scares<\/b><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/all-saints-eve-some-seasonal-scares\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Exploring the stories of Amelia B Edwards (1831-1892).<\/p>\n

2<\/b>) Casting the Prunes: Flaxman Low Triumphant<\/b><\/h3>\n

http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/casting-the-prunes-flaxman-low-triumphant\/<\/a><\/p>\n

A substantial but not entirely straight-faced look at the fascinating occult detective Flaxman Low, the product of mother and son team Kate O\u2019Brien Ryall Prichard (1851-1935) and Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Prichard (1876-1922)\u2019<\/p>\n

1) Not Exactly Ghosts<\/b><\/h3>\n

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http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/not-exactly-ghosts\/<\/a><\/p>\n

The clever and sometimes delightfully dry stories of Sir Andrew Caldecott (1884 \u2013 1951), mentioned above.<\/p>\n

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NOTE:<\/strong> You can also find all sorts of classic supernatural articles and works at the very enjoyable site run by Michael Kellermeyer, Oldstyle Tales Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.oldstyletales.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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And that’s our thirteen classic chillers. Do stay tuned over the next few months as we add to the list.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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