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"A Few Thoughts on the Horror Genre": Excellent class notes by Robinson.
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Edward Gorey had a very distinctive artistic style, and a rather sick sense of humor.  I like him for that.
Was Edgar Allan Poe a hack or the most masterful American writer?  Somewhere in between if you ask me, but he does have an impressive body of work and quite a few devoted fans.
Boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy puts girl on altar, Spawn of Yog-Sothoth eats girl.  No, it's not a John Hughes movie, it's  H.P. Lovecraft.
The Goth subculture didn't start out spooky, but most people see it that way now; it earns a place on this page
For spirits, apparitions, graveyards,  haunted houses and mediums, go to the Haunted Links.
Miscellaneous
Paranormal World Webring
When you see a "stereotypical" American haunted house, it's a Victorian-era style (usually Second Empire).  For inspiration, follow the links on the Victoriana page.
An essay on the Origin of Halloween.
Critters of all sorts are on Monstrous.com.
Dark Side of the Net.
DarkEcho Horror site, for and about horror writers.
Haunted Computer is a website for thriller-writer Scott Nicholson; includes some background into folklore.
Horror.net: the Horror Network.
Halloween Films and Classic Horror Films
Creepy stories in a different format: Dionaea House and Ted the Caver.
For halloween decoration: Extreme Pumpkins.
Eerie World: series of theme restaurants.
Unofficial Addams Family Creepy and kooky, mysterious and spooky.
I recently discovered the source of a dim childhood memory of Vincent Price with a candle and a rhyme: The Hilarious House of Frightenstein.

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