Arsène Lupin is a Master of Disguise, Art Aficionado, Antique Expert, Gentleman and Burglar. He also mops the floor with Sherlock Holmes from time to time. Created by Maurice Leblanc, Lupin was inspired by several other similar fictional characters of his day who...
What better way to cap a Halloween Scare Fest than with a strange murder confession from Edgar Allan Poe, as B.J. Harrison brings us "The Cask of Amontillado," a tale of murder by wine. Or rather, the promise of wine.As you may remember, this was the first story B.J....
B.J. Harrison and The Classic Tales continue the Halloween Fright Extravaganza this week with a Bram Stoker's short story called "The Squaw." B.J. found this story when he picked up a book of short stories on a recent trip to the Shakespearean Festival with his...
Friday's latest installment of Fear in The Classic Tales was William Hope Hodgson's "The House Among the Laurels." This story is part a chapter from a larger book called Carnacki. Carnacki is also the name of the lead character, a ghost hunter. In...
This week, B.J. and The Classic Tales continue their spooky story Halloween fest with M.R. James' ghost story "Casting The Runes."English writer M.R. James broke the mold of the Gothic ghost story by making the settings and devices much more...
