Francis Marion Crawford (1854 – 1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. Although Francis Marion Crawford is principally remembered as a master of fantastical literature, that portion of his vast output is quite small, limited to a handful of…
Francis Marion Crawford (1854 – 1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. In 1894, he published the popular novel «The Upper Berth.» «Mr Crawford’s weird story of the Upper Berth is no doubt one of the best ghost stories…
Francis Marion Crawford (1854 – 1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. The Screaming Skull is a paranormal object, a human skull which per legend speaks, screams, or otherwise haunts its environs. The Screaming Skull haunts the house in…
Francis Marion Crawford (1854 – 1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. «The Doll’s Ghost» included in the short story collection Wandering Ghosts. Mr. Puckler is a doll doctor, and the dolls he repairs become very, very life like….
Говард Филлипс Лавкрафт написал сотни завораживающих историй и только одну знаменитую статью. Но какую! В 1927 году он опубликовал эссе «Сверхъестественный ужас в литературе», над которым трудился более двух лет. В этом исследовании сформулирован главный принцип жанра хоррор: «В рассказе о сверхъестественном должно быть много больше, чем просто жестокое убийство, окровавленные кости или лязганье призрачных…
