Algernon Blackwood, Master of supernatural horror

Algernon Blackwood: Master of Supernatural Fiction

Regarded as a pioneer of the modern ghost story, alongside M. R. James, Blackwood wrote fiction with a heavy undertow of horror and the supernatural.

Fuseli The Nightmare, gothic

Charles Brockden Brown: First American Gothic

Brockden Brown was the first authentic American voice, exploring the uniquely gothic fears of the supernatural in early, independent America.

Psycho's Norman Bates, Robert Bloch, Alfred Hitchcock

Robert Bloch: Master of Psychological Terror.

Psycho, Star Trek, Lovecraft and Weird Tales: Bloch was the master of psychological horror in crime, fantasy and science fiction, pulp magazines and the movies.

Arthur Machen, Pans Labyrinth, Guillermo del Toro

Arthur Machen: Master of Supernatural Horror

Author ‘decadent horror’, Machen explored themes of paganism and mysticism, imagining dark secrets and ancient fears behind the closed doors of everyday society.