THE DEEP ONES: "The Horn of Vapula" by Lewis Spence

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THE DEEP ONES: "The Horn of Vapula" by Lewis Spence

1gwendetenebre
Sep 27, 2024, 10:28 am

"The Horn of Vapula" by Lewis Spence.

Discussion begins October 2, 2024.

First published in The Archer in the Arras and Other Tales of Mystery (1932).



BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?95490

SELECTED PRINT VERSIONS

Ghosts and Scholars: Ghost Stories in the Tradition of M. R. James
The Shub-Niggurath Cycle: Tales of the Black Goat with a Thousand Young

ONLINE VERSIONS

No online versions found to date.

ONLINE AUDIO VERSIONS

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MISCELLANY

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Spence
https://philipcarr-gomm.com/essay/lewis-spence/
https://tinyurl.com/bxdz9fk8

2paradoxosalpha
Edited: Oct 9, 2024, 9:16 pm

In his editorial capacity Robert M. Price calls this one an "antiquarian ghost story." The "antiquarian" is right enough, although one might question "ghost" in the clinical sense. It does seem like it's aping M. R. James a bit.

The contemptible Rev. Edward North is sort of the star of the tale.