Can anyone to advise?

[Lathrex]

Hi there,

I'm a great fan of late 19. and early 20. century horror literature; my favourite writters are William Hope Hodgson, Arthur Machen and Algernon Blackwood, and looking for a new names, I would like to ask, if somebody of You knows about some other classic artists the works of which are similar to the stories of the writters afore-mentioned.

Thanks for any suggestion.

Miki

[HoopyFrood]

Well, I wonder who I'm about to suggest (and I get to do it before J.D )

Ever read anything by H.P Lovecraft? He is of that time period and writes some brilliant stories. I can wholeheartedly recommend him! Try one of his collections of short stories, like the Call of Cthulhu and other Weird Stories or the like. Fantastic!

[Teresa Edgerton]

Sometimes hard to distinguish between horror, gothic, and ghost stories during that particular period. Going by the broadest definition, M. R. James, J. Sheridan LeFanu, Elizabeth Gaskell, Bram Stoker, Clark Ashton Smith, M. E. Braddon, F. Marion Crawford are names that come immediately to mind.

Fitz-James O'Brien is one of my very favorites, but his stories are difficult to find.

[ravenus]

Clark Ashton Smith is great if you like Machen and Lovecraft...although most of his stories are set in exotic fantasy lands (with wizards and warriors) rather than his contemporary period.

[Blue Tyson]

Have a browse here, you might find some more :-

SF at PGA

and you will find Robert E. Howard here, too, he has some good horror stories, Cthulhu stuff, etc.

There is Clark Ashton Smith galore here :-

Short Stories by Clark Ashton Smith

[j. d. worthington]

Also, Lovecraft wrote what is possibly the best single essay on the horror field, covering it up to that point:

The H. P. Lovecraft Library

If you'll look through this, you'll find plenty of suggestions. There's also an appended bibliographic index, with links to allow you to read a lot of the stories included in the essay, even several which are not currently in print:

Works Referenced in Supernatural Horror In Literature by H. P. Lovecraft

Incidentally, I'd second Fitz-James O'Brien. Very good stuff, and he influenced many writers since. Here's a link that will lead you to several of his works:

Fitz-James O'Brien

Fortunately, quite a few of these writers are now coming back into print, whether it be through major houses or through some of the POD companies, and others are available online for you to either read or download/print. A very rich field, with plenty to enjoy.

I'd also recommend the supernatural stories of John Buchan, which have been collected together in a single volume, and H. Russell Wakefield's stories (which, sadly, are a bit difficult to find right now, but are well-worth looking up).

At any rate... welcome aboard, and I look forward to seeing you around (especially if this is your area of interest....! )

[Teresa Edgerton]

Unfortunately, that O'Brien page links to Blackmask for his major stories, and Blackmask disappeared from the web several months ago.

Red Moon has some of his stories -- and many other good things as well:

Red Moon Horror 1000s of Stories on Horror

It can be difficult to navigate, however, because the stories are alphabetized by title rather than author.

[j. d. worthington]

Ah, thank you, Teresa... it'd been a while since I'd checked it out.

There are also several listed with Literary Gothic:

The Literary Gothic | Fitz-James O'Brien

Those through HorrorMasters still seem to be up, and that site itself has a rich collection of stories from all periods:

HorrorMasters Themes - Over 2000 Free Horror Stories Organized Into Horror Themes...Ghosts, Vampires, Monsters, the Occult, etc.

[Lathrex]

Hi,

thanks for the suggestions, I'll check it out.

Miki