Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Le Fanu was the greatest Irish writer of supernatural fiction, whose psychological ghost stories and vampire novella Carmilla established templates still in use today. His In a Glass Darkly is a masterpiece of Victorian Gothic.
Works
- Uncle SilasGothic novel of a ward's sinister uncle and hidden family corruption
- CarmillaVampire novella of a beautiful creature seducing a young girl
- In a Glass DarklyCollection of five connected tales of terror and supernatural mystery
- The House by the ChurchyardGothic mystery set in Dublin involving historical intrigue and murder
- Wylder's HandNovel of tangled love, betrayal, and hidden identity in estates