For 2023, we come to the end of an era. After 20 volumes, Tales of the Shadowmen from Black Coat Press now ends. This volume, a milestone in itself, will be...
Tag - Carnacki
As a fan of occult detectives, one such character I wanted to get into is Josh Reynolds‘ Charles St. Cyprian, the Royal Occultist. I was frustrated that...
I have posted before on occult detectives, a sub-genre I enjoy: men (and sometimes women) who stand up against occult forces and threats, often with some...
Now we have The Casebook of Solar Pons, the fifth collection of Solar Pons stories from August Derleth. Like all the other collections, it takes its name from...
In reading Black Coat Press‘s Tales of the Shadowmen series, there are several authors who appear almost regularly. One of those is John Peel. Two recent...
William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) is an author more people should be aware of. He wrote essays, short fiction, novels, and poetry, most in the genres of horror...
An interesting early occult detective is Thomas Carnacki by English author Willam Hope Hodgson (1877-1918). Hodgson wrote several works of horror, science and...
One type of heroic character that I enjoy is the “occult detective.” They can also be called an investigator. Or the terms paranormal or...