Chillers and Thrillers

is a blog on the theory and practice of writing horror fiction.

Showing posts with label Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Show all posts
Friday, April 24, 2020

Three Images

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Copyright 2020 by Gary L. Pullman Note: This discussion is based on Tzvetan Todorov's analysis of the fantastic, which is ...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Plotting a Horror Story as a Mystery

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Many of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories start with Sherlock Holmes's observations ...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Plot Twists and Cliffhangers

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Copyright 2018 by Gary L. Pullman Although Charles Dickens didn't actually invent the cliffhanger—it was used as early as The A...
Thursday, June 10, 2010

Ghosts: An Endangered Species?

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Copyright 2010 by Gary Pullman For various reasons, from humanity’s earliest days, the spirits of the dead, or ghosts, are alleged to have v...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Cunning Devices: Plot as Invention

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Copyright 2010 by Gary L. Pullman In “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences,” Mark Twain observes that the author of the Leatherstocking serie...
Saturday, December 13, 2008

Some Thoughts on Horror

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If a man harbors any sort of fear, it makes him landlord to a ghost. -- Lloyd Douglas Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Where there is no imagination, ...
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