For writers of fiction and non-fiction
M. R. James: “Two ingredients most valuable in the concocting of a ghost story are the atmosphere and the nicely managed crescendo.… Let us, then, be introduced to the actors in a placid way; let us see them going about their ordinary business, undisturbed by forebodings, pleased with their surroundings; and into this calm environment letContinue reading “Turn the monsters loose”
M R James (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936). One of my favourite writers is M R James. Who is best known for his chilling Victorian ghost stories. M R James: a master of the uncanny, the purveyor of the uncomfortable, a creator of hair-raising, blood-tingling tales. Renowned for his supernatural ghostly tales, andContinue reading M. R. James (and his Ghost Stories)
