Dedicated to the ghostly tales of Russell Kirk
A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale
Russell Kirk wrote two essays with this title; this one was reprinted in Ancestral Shadows in 2004.
Russell Kirk wrote two essays with this title; this one was reprinted in Ancestral Shadows in 2004.
A Good Scare: The Redemptive Ghost Stories of Russell Kirk
Jason Gray writes about Kirk's subtle tales.
Jason Gray writes about Kirk's subtle tales.
A Guide to Reading Ghost Stories
Robert Woods examines Kirk's "A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale."
Robert Woods examines Kirk's "A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale."
A Review of Russell Kirk's Ancestral Shadows
Brad Birzer reviews the golden tome.
Brad Birzer reviews the golden tome.
Ancestral Shadows by Russell Kirk
Kevin Holtsberry praises Ancestral Shadows on Collected Miscellany.
Kevin Holtsberry praises Ancestral Shadows on Collected Miscellany.
'And Therefore as Stranger Give It Welcome': Russell Kirk’s Ghostly Fiction Invites Us to Embrace and Live the Mystery
R. Andrew Newman in The University Bookman.
R. Andrew Newman in The University Bookman.
Annette Kirk & Vigen Guorian-Ancestral Shadows: The Ghostly Gothic of Russell Kirk commentary by Annette
Description of a 2005 event
Description of a 2005 event
California Literary Review: The Works of Russell Kirk
Robert C. Cheeks favorably reviews Ash-Tree Press's Kirk tomes.
Robert C. Cheeks favorably reviews Ash-Tree Press's Kirk tomes.
Eerie Stories of Russell Kirk
Vintage Horror's Matt Cowan summarizes three of Kirk's tales.
Vintage Horror's Matt Cowan summarizes three of Kirk's tales.
Friendly Ghosts
Bill Kauffman writes in The American Conservative about his favorite spooky tales, devoting a paragraph to Kirk's stories.
Bill Kauffman writes in The American Conservative about his favorite spooky tales, devoting a paragraph to Kirk's stories.
Full Review of Ancestral Shadows by Russell Kirk
Hunter Baker at Touchstone's Mere Comments writes "Some of these tales will survive for a very long time."
Hunter Baker at Touchstone's Mere Comments writes "Some of these tales will survive for a very long time."
The Ghosts of Kirk
John J. Miller discusses Kirk's ghost stories, referencing Ash-Tree Press's collections.
John J. Miller discusses Kirk's ghost stories, referencing Ash-Tree Press's collections.
Ghost Stories
Washington Post book critic and ghost story expert Michael Dirda makes suggestions for Hallowe'en reading, and ends with a discussion of Kirk and his ghostly tales, writing of Kirk that "...he is the greatest American author of ghostly tales in the classic style, at least of the post-World War II era."
Washington Post book critic and ghost story expert Michael Dirda makes suggestions for Hallowe'en reading, and ends with a discussion of Kirk and his ghostly tales, writing of Kirk that "...he is the greatest American author of ghostly tales in the classic style, at least of the post-World War II era."
In a Ghostly Field
Edward Wagenknecht reviews Kirk's ghostly collection Watchers at the Strait Gate: Mystical Tales in Modern Age.
Edward Wagenknecht reviews Kirk's ghostly collection Watchers at the Strait Gate: Mystical Tales in Modern Age.
In Russell Kirk's Shadows
John Robson's stirring defense of Kirk's tales on The American Spectator website.
John Robson's stirring defense of Kirk's tales on The American Spectator website.
Mecosta & The Ghost in the Machine (of Ghost Stories, Television & Brain Damage)
Stephen J. Masty reflects and philosophizes. What could be better?
Stephen J. Masty reflects and philosophizes. What could be better?
"Not Written for Children": An Introduction to the Short Stories of Russell Kirk
Alex Meregaglia examines some of Kirk's stories at The Imaginative Conservative blog.
Alex Meregaglia examines some of Kirk's stories at The Imaginative Conservative blog.
The October Country
Jeffrey Dennis Pearce discusses Kirk's stories in the context of Ray Bradbury's description of the October Country. Also available at ISI's American Studies Center blog, and at The Imaginative Conservative blog.
Jeffrey Dennis Pearce discusses Kirk's stories in the context of Ray Bradbury's description of the October Country. Also available at ISI's American Studies Center blog, and at The Imaginative Conservative blog.
The Other Life of Russell Kirk
A brief plug for Kirk's stories from an intellectual historian who assigns Kirk's The Conservative Mind to his students.
A brief plug for Kirk's stories from an intellectual historian who assigns Kirk's The Conservative Mind to his students.
Pilgrimages and Easter Destinations in the Ghostly Tales of Russell Kirk
In Modern Age, R. Andrew Newman examines the theme of Christian pilgrimage in Kirk's tales.
In Modern Age, R. Andrew Newman examines the theme of Christian pilgrimage in Kirk's tales.
Russell Kirk (1918-1994)
Entry on "Fantastic Fiction" web site
Entry on "Fantastic Fiction" web site
Russell Kirk b. 1918 American political theorist and author
Entry on "A Guide to Supernatural Fiction" web site by Tartarus Press
Entry on "A Guide to Supernatural Fiction" web site by Tartarus Press
Russell Kirk: Ghost Master of Mecosta
Don Herron's lengthy critical essay on Kirk's fiction, from Discovering Modern Horror Fiction, Edition I, edited by Darrell Schweitzer.
Don Herron's lengthy critical essay on Kirk's fiction, from Discovering Modern Horror Fiction, Edition I, edited by Darrell Schweitzer.
Russell Kirk's Obituary in The Independent
Dr. Kirk's obituary in this English daily references, and praises, his ghostly tales. An excerpt: "While temporarily short of funds, he contributed four ghost stories ('Behind the Stumps', 'The Surly Sullen Bell', 'Uncle Isaiah', and 'Old Place of Sorworth') to a new bimonthly, London Mystery Magazine. These tales are now recognised as modern classics."
Dr. Kirk's obituary in this English daily references, and praises, his ghostly tales. An excerpt: "While temporarily short of funds, he contributed four ghost stories ('Behind the Stumps', 'The Surly Sullen Bell', 'Uncle Isaiah', and 'Old Place of Sorworth') to a new bimonthly, London Mystery Magazine. These tales are now recognised as modern classics."
Russell Kirk Was Right About Ray Bradbury and Bradbury About Kirk
Dr. Robert Woods comments on the friendship of these two great men.
Dr. Robert Woods comments on the friendship of these two great men.
The Other Side of the Keyhole: Russell Kirk's Ghost Stories
Dr. Robert Woods writes on his blog, "Musings of a Christian Humanist," "Kirk writes in a captivating, entertaining, and engaging prose giving incarnation to his deeply held convictions." Woods also compares Kirk's descriptive powers to those of Wendell Berry.
Dr. Robert Woods writes on his blog, "Musings of a Christian Humanist," "Kirk writes in a captivating, entertaining, and engaging prose giving incarnation to his deeply held convictions." Woods also compares Kirk's descriptive powers to those of Wendell Berry.
"There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding" and commentary
Kirk talks about the supernatural, ghostly tales, and reads his most famous ghost story, in 1976.
Kirk talks about the supernatural, ghostly tales, and reads his most famous ghost story, in 1976.
This Old Kirk
Robert W. Grano's thoughtful and perceptive review of Ash-Tree Press's Kirk volumes, published in Touchstone, A Journal of Mere Christianity.
Robert W. Grano's thoughtful and perceptive review of Ash-Tree Press's Kirk volumes, published in Touchstone, A Journal of Mere Christianity.
Uncanny Tales of the Moral Imagination
Jerry Pournelle reviews Dr. Kirk's collection of ghostly stories, The Princess of All Lands, in The University Bookman.
Jerry Pournelle reviews Dr. Kirk's collection of ghostly stories, The Princess of All Lands, in The University Bookman.
