For the run-up to Halloween (the greatest holiday of the year), we review one of Patrick's absolute favorite short stories, and a piece that helped inspire Stephen King's Pet Semetary--"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs. Just what makes this story so unsettling? We think it's because of what Jacobs leaves to the reader's imagination.

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"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs [Full Text]

The Oxford Book of Ghost Stories (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Pet Sematary (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Pet Sematary [1989]

Interesting Literature: "A Short Analysis of W.W. Jacobs' 'The Monkey's Paw'

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We welcome Nick Pecone to the show as our very first guest. Nick is a huge fan of Clive Barker and a longtime podcasting friend and a listener of Unhallowed. What better Clive Barker story to discuss than The Hellbound Heart, the inspiration behind the cult-classic film, Hellraiser.

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The Hellbound Heart (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Hellraiser (Amazon Affiliate Link)

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We zoom forward over 100 years, from the Castle of Otranto to the bowels of Victorian England to discuss a lesser-known work by the Great Charles Dickens, The Signal-Man. We also discuss a classic element of the Gothic: premonitions of death.

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The Signalman--Full Text

Charles Dickens Biography

Analysis: The Signalman by Charles Dickens

A Literary Analysis of The Signal-Man by Ahmed Mansur Moustafa

20 Iconic Celebrities Who Had Creepy Premonitions About Their Own Deaths

Case Briefs: Regina v. Dudley and Stephens

The Global Consciousness Project "Formal Analysis of September 11, 2001"

National Geographic: "9/11 and Global Consciousness"

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In this episode, part two of our two-part series on the Castle of Otranto, we wrap up our discussion of the piece and give it a final grade! Get your copy here (Amazon Affiliate Link) and follow along.

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The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Horror (Amazon Affiliate Link)

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In this episode, we tackle what is widely considered to be the first work of Gothic horror, Horace Walpole's "The Castle of Otranto." We really enjoyed this one! Get your copy and follow along.

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The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Horror (Amazon Affiliate Link)

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Why have we chosen Gothic Horror and what exactly does that mean?

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The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Horror (Amazon Affiliate Link)

The World of the Gothic (Blog)

The Gothic Experience (Blog)

The New York Library "A Brief History of Gothic Horror"

Portrait of Ophelia

Frankenstein (Amazon Affiliate Link)

The Exorcist (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (Amazon Affiliate Link)

The Alchlemist by H.P. Lovecraft

The Omen (Amazon Affiliate Link)

The Monkey's Paw

Dracula (Amazon Affiliate Link)

Scared to Death: Black Eyed Children

Light's Out Podcast: Black Eyed Children

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Welcome to Unhallowed! In this introductory episode of the show, co-hosts Patrick and Lizzie MacFarlane introduce themselves and the show.

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Pre-Raphaelite Paintings

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