Thursday, October 27, 2011

5th Best Ghost Story from 1800-1849 is "A Night in a Haunted House"

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Filing in the number 5 spot in The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology is an anonymous scary story that was publishe...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

6th Best Ghost Story from 1800-1849 is "The Spectral Ship" by Wilhelm Hauff

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I am counting down the Top 10 ghost stories for the first half of the 19th century after starting with the Top 40. The scary story that f...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

7th Best Ghost Story 1st half of 19th Century is "The Old Maid in the Winding Sheet" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) penned what may be the 7th best ghost story from 1800-1849 when he published "The Old Maid in the Wi...

Review of "Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar Allan Poe's Life"

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From time to time I post reviews of my books. A recent one has been posted on Barnes & Noble about Coffee with Poe: A Novel of Edgar ...
Monday, October 24, 2011

9th Best Ghost Story for 1st Half of 19th Century is "Adventure of the German Student" by Washington Irving

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Washington Irving gifted us with the "Adventure of the German Student," which I pick as the 9th best ghost story from 1800-1849...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Best Ghost Story 10 from 1800-1849 is The Tapestried Chamber by Sir Walter Scott

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The Top 10 ghost stories for the 1st half of the 19th century starts with The Tapestried Chamber by Sir Walter Scott that floats in at sp...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

Informal Poll of the Best Horror Short Stories

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Before I countdown the Top 10 ghost stories for the first half of the 19th century, I started a discussion at the Kindle forums for people...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Best Ghost Story 11 from 1800-1849 is The Ghostly Visiter, or The Mysterious Invalid

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On February 27, 1833 a horrific ghost story was published by the title The Ghostly Visiter; or, The Mysterious Invalid . The scary story ...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Best Ghost Story 12 from 1800-1849 is "The Spectre-Smitten" by Samuel Warren

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We are into the Top 12, the scary dozen, ghost stories for the first half of the nineteenth century. Number 12 was penned by Samuel Warre...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Best Ghost Story 13 from 1800-1849 is "A Night in a Church" by Cornelius Felton

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Thirteen is a very lucky number when it comes to this countdown of the Top 40 ghost stories for the first half of the nineteenth century. T...