We reach for the Celts through the parchments of Christian monks, and Greek and Roman historians but still we grasp at phantoms of truth. The mythic invasions, cycles of life and death, war and famine, the true story is the spread of a people across Europe, trying to understand their world, and take command of it. Unlike the Greeks, with …
Henry Fuseli: Dark Gothic Fantasy
The early gothic found ghastly, thrilling form in the supernatural intimations of Henry Fusili. An artist of fierce intelligence we know him primarily as the creator of the famous Nightmare painting, but his influence can be seen in William Blake, Lovecraft, Frazetta and so many more.
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.
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.