Sunday 20 October 2024

Gibbet Hill (a "new" ghost story by Bram Stoker)

For today's countdown to Halloween, some great news for the amateurs of gothic horror, like myself. Especially those, again, like myself, who are fans of of Dracula. My wife pointed me to this article: they found a long lost ghost story by Bram Stoker, after 134 years. It is titled Gibbet Hill and I hope to find a full copy online soon. Until then, I don't want to read too much about it. Stoker had written just when he had started working on his most famous novel, so that ought to be interesting not only as a bona fide horror story, but on a genetic perspective: there might be some tropes or themes common to both short story and novel. Or not. Either way, what a timely discovery, just before Halloween.

2 comments:

Debra She Who Seeks said...

I hope you find it online soon!

Deadpan Flook said...

Ooh! Excellent..I'll keep an eye out for that too. It's a wonder I didn't accidentally discover it myself while hunting through old newspapers for Spook Stories! lol