Time for a bit of a spooky story that is also a compelling narrative of a really dysfunctional family with Debby Lawson’s “And Time Stood St...

The scariest thing about "The Turn of the Screw" is the governess's inappropriate relationship with those kids. I think the gh...

Or Download This Episode Here: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/y26nsj/The_Elementals_Podcast_Edited_agz42.mp3 Happy Halloween, Obscurist...

"The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" is a classic meditation on people's duality. Even if you doubt it, the idea that...

"Frankenstein," by Mary Shelley, is the quintessential scientist playing god horror story and is still disquieting over two hundre...

Let's be clear here, the gist of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving is Ichabod Crane is just trying to get his...

Michael McDowell is one of those authors that I just stumbled upon one day, and I can’t thank  Valancourt Books enough for breathing a seco...

One month down, Obscurists, and for today’s review, I thought we’d revisit Michael McDowell and take a look at his debut novel, “ The Amulet...

Hello obscurists, why don’t we slip into something spooky? I was thinking for today’s review we’d discuss “ Kill Creek ” by Scott Thomas, an...

Happy Friday, my dear obscurists—tomorrow is my birthday, and thank you for giving me the gift of visiting my website, cajoled, or otherwise...

Good morning dear internet strangers, we’re closing out January with “The House with a Clock in Its Walls” by John Bellairs. Full disclosu...