All Things Eerie Paul Smethers

Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  Of all the ghost stories that haunt me presently - and there are many - none are so terrifying to me as those in which the ghost appears in broad daylight, shunning the shadows of dark corridors and the blowing curtains of dimly-lit rooms.  This evening’s story begins with this premise and launches us into an adventure.

Welcome back to All Things Eerie.    When we last met, our protagonist had secured for his curiosity a night in a house reputed by several sources to be haunted.  

Welcome back to All Things Eerie.  You may not recognize the name of tonight’s author, Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, but you have surely heard some of the more famous ideas from his writings. 

Known for his Gothic or Victorian Gothic tales, Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 – 1873) was the leading horror or ghost-story writer of the nineteenth century.  You may remember some of his excellent storytelling here on All Things Eerie in the tale of Carmilla, one of the earliest vampire stories.  

"The Furnished Room"                        O. HenryWe introduce this evening another O. Henry story, "The Furnished Room," which gives us a nice taste of O. Henry's "other worldly" interests brought to bear in his most famous medium, the American short story, of which he is said to be one of its leading and most influential practitioners.   

“The Monkey’s Paw” is a classic “three wishes” story that doubles as a horror story and a cautionary tale, reminding us that unintended consequences often accompany the best intentions.