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First published in Harper’s Monthly Magazine in 1909, ‘Secret Chambers’ is often compared to Daphne Du Maurier’s later book Rebecca. I was curious about the story but found it hard to track down in a readable copy online. I found it, transcribed it, and here you go! I would love to hear people’s thoughts on the story! I’ve included the original images from Harper’s h...
More Terrors than her Reason Could Justify
2026 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Ann Radcliffe’s final posthumous works. Often paid scant attention in critical writing on Radcliffe, they challenge a num...
It’s almost October, which means it’s almost time for the #AScareADay challenge! One poem or scary short-story a day for a whole month. You can read along with us using the links below. Feel free to add your comments or follow along on social media using the hashtag #AScareADay to share your thoughts with fellow readers. As requested from previous years, I’ve put slightly les...
We’re closing in October and I’m preparing for our annual #AScareADay challenge. I’ll be putting up the full list in the next week but today I’m posting one of our upcoming stories that can be a bit difficult to get hold of in a readable copy.
This is John Galt’s short tale of … well, the title says it all really.
The Buried Alive – John Galt</str...
In 2026, our annual conference will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of Ann Radcliffe’s final, posthumous, publications. An early Gothic writer, Radcliffe was known to some as the ‘Great Enchantress’, to others as the ‘Shakespeare of Romance writers’. She was a key figure in the early Gothic – both in shaping it and in its meteoric rise to popularity. In keeping with this...
