A supernatural element was one of the foundations of Gothic literature. Adding ghosts to these tales linked them back to ...

As a medieval scholar, Montague Rhodes James known as M.R. James) spent most of his life in academic circles both at Eton ...

James Riordon is a freelance science writer who covers physics, math and astronomy, and coauthor of the book Ghost Particle – In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino. Scientists and ...

A conservative through and through, James nevertheless came to minor fame during the Edwardian Age for his ghoulish and sometimes gruesome ghost stories. Lovecraft’s praise is only partially ...

M.R. James: Ghost Writer, originally broadcast on Christmas Day 2013, saw Mark Gatiss step into the mind of the enigmatic English master of the supernatural story. How did this donnish Victorian ...