by leerozelle | Nov 27, 2023 | ghost stories, southern fiction, southern gothic
Charles W. Chesnutt’s “The Goophered Grapevine” sets the Uncle Remus stereotype on its ear with tales of plantation transmogrification, haunting, and body horror. Uncle Julius tells of Henry, a slave, who transforms into a plant-human hybrid. Grotesque and...
by leerozelle | Sep 17, 2023 | ghost stories, horror short stories, southern fiction, the weird, weird fiction
Robert E. Howard’s weird tale “Pigeons From Hell” is an inventive, schlocky, and racially provocative Southern Gothic about two dudes terrorized by a voodoo-mind-control-monster lady killing machine called a ZUVEMBIE. Adapted for a twisted and bizarre episode of Boris...
by leerozelle | Sep 9, 2023 | ghost stories, horror short stories, the weird, weird fiction
In F. Marion Crawford’s “The Screaming Skull,” a sea dog machinates and disassembles to weave together a chilling and wicked “haunted head” tale filled with ambiance, strange clues, and wry humor. You can find a delightful narration of this story on Morgan...
by leerozelle | Aug 30, 2023 | ghost stories, horror short stories
M.R. James’ “The Haunted Doll’s House” uses one family’s scandalous life in miniature to tell a wicked little ghost story that weaves together antiquity, research, and foul play. Written in stark, witty detail. Out collecting antiques and odd curios? Be...
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