FIVE TERRIFYING F. MARION CRAWFORD STORIES

Born in Tuscany in 1854, Francis Marion Crawford had dual Italian and American citizenship. He became a prominent novelist, many of the romance variety, as well as an essayist, historian and short story writer. It’s his horror stories which we are interested in looking at here today. He first came to my notice while I […]

TEN SCARY SHORT STORIES FOR HALLOWEEN

Looking for some atmospheric horror stories to enjoy this Halloween? Here’s a few I think fit the bill. Several of these can be found for free online. 1. “Feet Foremost” by L.P. Hartley (1948) – A group assembles at newly-renovated Low Threshold Hall for a housewarming. There they encounter the malicious ghost of an ill-treated […]