Writers
The people who made the ghost story: who they were, what they did to their readers, and where to begin.
WritersCharles Dickens, Ghost-Story Editor: The Man Who Ran Christmas
Dickens did more than write A Christmas Carol: as editor he built the Christmas ghost story into an institution. The impresario of the Victorian shiver.
WritersM.R. James: A Beginner's Guide to the Ghost Story Master
New to M.R. James? Here is who he was, what makes his ghost stories so frightening, and the five tales to read first. A guide for the curious.
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