http://halfpennydreadfuls.com/penny-dreadfuls/stories
Whilst researching into penny dreadfuls and how/why they were so popular in the Victorian era, I came across some audio plays of the stories. I listened to 'The Ghost and the Bonesetter' and really liked the description of the setting, it added to the tone and atmosphere for me. The character of the squire hidden in the portrait painting was a really interesting idea for me, and one I would like to explore further in my practical project.
After this, I looked into who Le Fanu was and how he influenced storytelling. He was the leading ghost story writer of the 19th century and M. R. James described Le Fanu as 'absolutely in the first rank as a writer of ghost stories'.
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