Carnacki: The China Dolls

Three tales of Carnacki: Ghostfinder

• A Cold Christmas in Chelsea
  
  The Island of Doctor Munroe
  
  The China Dolls
  
  Carnacki resonated with me immediately on my first reading many years ago. Several of the stories have a Lovecraftian viewpoint, with cosmic entities that have no regard for the doings of mankind. The background Hodgson proposes fits with some of my own viewpoint on the ways the Universe might function, and the slightly formal Edwardian language seems to be a "voice" I fall into naturally. I write them because of love, pure and simple.
  
  You may notice while reading that Carnacki likes a drink and a smoke, and a hearty meal with his friends gathered round.
  
  This dovetails perfectly with my own idea of a good time. And although I no longer smoke, writing about characters who do allows me a small vicarious reminder of my own younger days.
  
  I wish I had Carnacki's library, his toys, but most of all, I envy him his regular visits from his tight group of friends, all more than willing to listen to his tales of adventure into the weird places of the world while drinking his Scotch and smoking his cigarettes.
  
  
  Genre: Horror