Other Worlds

Tag: haunted house

  • Honeysuckle Cottage (P. G. Wodehouse, 1925)

    What? P. G. Wodehouse… ghost story? Are we maybe in an alternate universe? Should we allow… [lowered voice] comedy? Think of it as something light and refreshing after the challenging perplexities of Henry James. Purists will not allow “Honeysuckle Cottage” into the genre, but … OK, I will. We begin with Mr. Mulliner, a regular…

  • The Judge’s House (Bram Stoker, 1890)

    University student Malcolm Malcolmson’s examinations are coming up and he needs a quiet place to study. No distractions. A place, he decides, where he knows nobody, so he won’t be tempted to spend any time with friends. He doesn’t even want his friends to know where he is. A little extreme? Just wait. He buys…